International
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Business/FinancialO’Reilly Touts Airborne Laser For Second Successful Tracking Test, Even As MDA Budget Cuts ABL
Military Leaders Say Total U.S. Missile Defense System Has 90 Percent Chance Of Success Sens. Sessions, Begich, Flail Cuts In Missile Defense Budget Before Study Is Done; Sen. Thune Backs […]
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Business/Financial
ABL 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 […]