International
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Business/FinancialABL Contractors Highlight Airborne Laser Tracking Feats, Even As Congress Weighs Abandoning ABL As An Operational System
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] industry team said the prototype Airborne Laser (ABL) successfully conducted its […]
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Homeland Security
China May Be Set To Orbit Space Military Forces, Analyst Says
A Chinese military analyst suggested that the People’s Liberation Army should establish a space military force to protect Chinese assets, such as its 54 satellites, the China Daily reported. China […]
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Business/Financial
Two Soyuz To Launch Twin Galileo Navigation Satellites Next Year: Arianespace
Two Arianespace-led Russian Soyuz spacecraft each will launch two Galileo navigational satellites next year two begin construction of the navigational constellation, the company announced. The European Space Agency aims to […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Gains $33 Million Contract For ALE-55 Anti-Missile System Protecting Fighter Aircraft
The Navy gave BAE Systems a $33.6 million low-rate initial production contract for the AN/ALE-55 anti-missile system. AN/ALE55 is part of the Navy Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) system that […]
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InternationalNATO Military Committee Visits Joint Warfare Center In Norway
NATO’s Military Committee paid a two-day working visit to the Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger, Norway, one of NATO’s Centres of Excellence for specific military-related expertise at the invitation of […]
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International
Legislation Offered To Fortify Transatlantic Security
Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA) have introduced the bipartisan NATO First Act (H.R. 2797) to fortify America’s transatlantic security links with our European allies and partners. […]
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International
General Dynamics To Show Vehicles At DVD 2009
General Dynamics [GD] U.K. will demonstrate its capabilities as a leading systems integrator of armored fighting vehicles, security and resilience technology, and solutions enabling command and control through information dominance […]
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International
F-35 Sales Could Double As Countries Look To Replace Aging Fleets, General Says
PARIS–The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program could experience a doubling of its current expected sales as fourth-generation fighter fleets worldwide enter the end of their service life, the […]
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International
With Flattening U.S. Market, Boeing Looks Overseas To Boost TACAIR Sales
PARIS–An expected decline in U.S. demand for new military aircraft and the Pentagon’s commitment to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program are forcing Boeing to seek friendlier shores for new […]
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International
OSI Geospatial To Provide Navigation Systems To Turkish Navy
Canada’s OSI Geospatial recently said that it has signed a contract to provide up to eight warship navigation systems to the Turkish Navy with deliveries beginning in the third quarter […]