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Business/FinancialATK Gets $55 Million Navy LRIP Contract For AARGM
The Navy last month awarded Alliant Techsystems [ATK] a $55 million Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM), the company reported yesterday. The contract […]
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ArmyForce Dynamics, LLC Submits Cheetah For MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle Program
Force Protection Inc. [FRPT] and General Dynamics [GD], through their joint venture Force Dynamics, LLC Jan. 15 announced that they have submitted the Cheetah, a lightweight armored tactical vehicle developed […]
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SES Astra Satellite Dies
SES Astra announced that its Astra 5 satellite failed. The bird, which operated at at 31.5 degrees East, experienced a technical anomaly leading to the end of the spacecraft’s mission, […]
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NASA Global Hawk Poised For Enviro Science Research
A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle is poised to begin performing environmental science research for NASA, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman are […]
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Obama Pledges To Continue War Against Terrorists, But Offers Comity If They Stop Killing Innocents
New Obama White House Website Offers Only Limited Support For Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Barack Hussein Obama pledged to continue waging war on terrorists, vowing to stymie their massacre of […]
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Air ForceIf Defense And NASA Received Traditional Share Of Federal Funding, Economic Stimulus Bill Could Mean $152 Billion For DOD, $8 Billion For NASA
As a new president and Congress are poised to enact a roughly $800 billion economic stimulus bill, it is clear that the measure could provide immense help to critically tight […]
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Griffin Leaves With Message Unchanged: Aim High In Space Program Strategy
U.S. Aerospace Endeavor Still Leads By Coasting On Past Investments, But Other Nations Now ‘Closing In’ NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is leaving his post with an unvarying message, that the […]
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Aegis Program Director Sees Immediate Need For 7 Or 8 More Ships; More After That
The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more […]
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Arianespace Grabs 72 Percent Of Orders Booked In 2008:
Arianespace captured 72 percent of orders booked last year, and half of all commercial launches to geostationary orbit, according to Arianespace chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, speaking to journalists. […]
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Raytheon Mid-Range Munition Launches, Hits Target
The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army […]