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Business/FinancialSenate Defense Authorization Bill Leaves European Missile Defense Program With No Construction Funds, Chairman Levin Says
But Defense Measure Also Encourages Talks With Russians Over Possible Joint Radar The pending Senate defense authorization bill leaves the European Missile Defense (EMD) program with just $51 million for […]
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Business/FinancialSea Launch Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy But Says It Wishes To Continue Operating
Sea Launch, the company that provided a mid-ocean launch pad, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but said it wishes to continue operations. The filing came after the company had […]
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Business/FinancialIranian Leader Disparages Obama, Compares Him To Bush; Ahmadinejad Demands Obama Apologize To Iran
Obama Is Appalled At Iran Mistreating, Killing Protesters Who Allege Vote Fraud Chances Dim For Major Reduction In Iranian Missile-Nuclear Threat That Could Justify Abandoning European Missile Defense President Obama’s […]
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InternationalTerreStar-1 Satellite Loaded On Ariane 5 Heavy Lifter For July 1 Launch
The TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite was mated to its Ariane 5 launcher, set for a July 1 launch, Arianespace announced. TerreStar-1 will be the world’s largest civilian telecommunications satellite ever launched, […]
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InternationalEuropean Space Agency Plans Ground Station In Argentina
Making Another ESA Facility In South America, After Spaceport The European Space Agency (ESA) announced plans for a ground station to be built in South America, assuming negotiations are successful. […]
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InternationalNASA Seeks Input On Cataloguing Documents Of Wernher Von Braun
NASA requested suggestions on how to organize documents from from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system. The space agency would welcome thoughts from […]
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InternationalU.K. Defense Industry Can Weather Global Recession, Analysts Say
The U.K. defense industry remains insulated from global recession compared to other market verticals, with government defence spending fixed into long-term programmes and immune from short-term economic cycles, Frost & […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Eyes Saudi Arabia For Aegis Equipped LCS
While Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the U.S. Navy continue to modernize the Aegis combat systems on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and the ballistic missile defense capability of other surface combatants, the […]
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InternationalBAE And L-3 To Maintain Australia’s F/A-18s
BAE Systems Australia and L-3 [LLL] MAS Canada recently confirmed their selection to provide long-term maintenance and modification support for Australia’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters. “The awarding of this contract is […]
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InternationalJFCOM Coalition Interoperability Trials Aim To Improve Tactical Edge
By Ann Roosevelt Host U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) today wraps up its Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID), an annual global event that evaluates technologies to improve how militaries communicate […]