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Business/FinancialGates Asserts His Budget Plan Doesn’t Kill Airborne Laser, Ground-based Midcourse Defense System By Barring Further Purchases
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates denied he killed the Airborne Laser (ABL) and Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor rocket programs, when he unveiled his budget proposal for President Obama to […]
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Business/Financial
Missile Defense Backers Open Lobbying Fight To Rescue Imperiled Missile Defense Programs
A pro-missile-defense group has swung into action to defend imperiled missile defense programs. The Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) reacted to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates proposing to cut, freeze […]
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Business/Financial
KEI Ground Systems Pass Test Leading Toward Booster Flight
Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense system ground operations passed a dry-run test to reduce risks in a planned KEI booster flight later this year, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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CongressBoeing, Raytheon Gain Contract Changes To Demonstrate Free Electron Lasers
The Air Force gave contract changes worth $7 million each to The Boeing Co. [BA] and Raytheon Co. [RTN] to work on free electron lasers (FEL), expanding previously awarded fixed-fee, […]
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Air ForceGates Opts Against Changing Plans For 76 B-52s
By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week he intends to stick with plans hashed out last year to maintain a full 76 of the Air Force’s B-52 […]
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Business/Financial
Defense Appropriators Seek More Than $1.2 Billion In Earmarks
By Emelie Rutherford House defense appropriators have requested more than $1.2 billion in Pentagon-related earmarks, with most of that targeted aid sought by a Georgia Democrat eyeing aircraft- related funds […]
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ArmyWar Supplemental Shows Reduced Funds For Tracked Vehicles
By Emelie Rutherford Army tactical-wheeled vehicles received ample funding in President Obama’s $75.5 billion war-funding request, while procurement monies for items including tracked-combat vehicles dipped compared to recent years, a […]
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Air Force
Abercrombie Predicts Hill Scrutiny of Gates’ F-22, Tanker Plans
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) said while he agrees with many of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recommended program changes, he will scrutinize Gates’ proposals for the Air Force […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Awards Contract To ITT Despite House Committee Request To Delay Award Pending Reviews
A powerful House committee chairman blasted NASA for awarding a new $1 billion-plus contract for the Space Communications Networks Services (SCNS) despite the committee asking NASA to delay the award […]
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Air Force
Billions For MRAPs, Armored Vehicles In Obama War Funding Plan
By Emelie Rutherford The Obama administration released last Thursday night its request to Congress for $75.5 billion in supplemental-war funding, including $2.7 billion for mine-resistant vehicles, $9.8 billion for armored […]