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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Passing The Torch. Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) last week endorsed Chris Myers, an executive at Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems […]

Export Controls Also May Be Debated In Session Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to decide funding issues for the U.S. space program, controversies that began last year. Debates will […]

By Jen DiMascio President Bush is expected to notify Congress today about selling the GPS-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to Saudi Arabia, one day before the new session of […]

By Jen DiMascio The president is expected to notify Congress Jan. 14 about the sale of the GPS-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to Saudi Arabia one day before the […]

By Jen DiMascio At least five Republicans have expressed interest in the plum House Appropriations Committee seat made available by the move of Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to the Senate […]

By Jen DiMascio Continuing to purchase more ships and reining in the cost of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program are high on the list of priorities for the House […]

The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers recently. The need is for 20 […]

The Bush administration loosened restrictions on exporting sensitive-technology items to China, to help U.S. companies sell more advanced goods to the Chinese, according to a report by a group advocating […]

Actual Missile Defense Outlays May Need To Be $4 Billion More Yearly Missile defense spending will peak at an annual rate of $15 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Campaign Report. An overflow crowd at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., turned out last week to listen to Sen. […]