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Business/FinancialBetter Notification Of Looming Space Collisions Seen This Year
Some 300,000 Pieces Of Space Junk Imperil Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Spacecraft; Exponential Risk Rise Seen Spacecraft operators later this year may gain access to better warnings of space […]
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Business/Financial
Military Satellite Systems Plagued With Cost Overruns, Delays And Difficulty Developing Technology
For Fiscal 2008-2013, Cost Overruns Total Some $10.9 Billion For Satellites The Department of Defense (DOD) has a poor track record in its military satellites development efforts, the Government Accountability […]
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Business/Financial
New Report: Mutual Assured Destruction Won’t Work Because Too Many Rogue Actors Gain Nuclear Capabilities, While Developing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
United States Must Maintain Leadership In Space, Or Cede Primacy To Other Nations With Rival Ambitions, Report Says; Missile Defense Should Rise $2 Billion Yearly, To $12 Billion The concept […]
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Air ForceMurtha Backs Off Tanker Dual Buy In Supp As Gates Calls For Fast Passage
By Emelie Rutherford House defense appropriators yesterday polished their proposed war supplemental funding bill–which calls for adding weapon programs yet not a dual-buy Air Force tanker plan to the White […]
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CongressCBP’s SBI Plan Doesn’t Meet All Conditions For Release of Funds, GAO Says
By Calvin Biesecker The government’s plans for spending the FY ’09 budget for physical fencing and sensor systems to secure the nation’s borders doesn’t fully satisfy all the legislative conditions […]
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Conway: V-22’s Enduring Afghan Mission To Begin This Year
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps expects to deploy the MV-22 Osprey to Afghanistan by year’s end, and for the nascent tilt-rotor aircraft to remain in the war-torn country for […]
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Business/Financial
Extending Carrier Build Rate Could Lead Suppliers To Depart, Official Says
By Geoff Fein Earlier this month when Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed extending the build rate for aircraft carriers from four to five years, the idea led to a flurry […]
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Marine Commandant Touts EFV While Noting MRAP, JLTV Concerns
By Emelie Rutherford Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway pledged yesterday to fight for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s (EFV) continuation, while also saying his service won’t need a new mine-resistant vehicle and may […]
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EFV Program Manager Predicts Vehicle Will Survive Continued Scrutiny
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps official steering the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program said he is optimistic the long-delayed development effort with General Dynamics [GD] will emerge intact from […]
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Missile Advocacy Group Announces New Board Member
John Rood, a former State Department under secretary for arms control and international security, accepted a position on the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) Advisory Board. The addition of Rood’s […]