International
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Business/FinancialLockheed Gets $37.3 Million In Trade Secrets Suit Against L-3
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gained $37.3 million in a trade secrets lawsuit against L-3 Communications Corp. [LLL] and its unit L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Inc. That suit was aired in […]
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Business/Financial
Sirius FM-5 Satellite Delivered To Baikonur For Launch Atop Russian Proton Rocket
The Sirius FM-5 satellite and its Russian Proton M rocket were delivered separately to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to International Launch Services (ILS). After passing through customs, the […]
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Business/Financial
South Korea May Buy SM-2 Gear For $170 Million
South Korea may purchase Standard Missile (SM) gear through the Foreign Military Sale program, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. It notified Congress of a possible sale to Korea of […]
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InternationalRussian Soyuz Vehicle Docks With Space Station, Doubling Its Crew Size To Six People For First Time; One More Example Of A Rising Russian Role
A Russian Soyuz spaceship carrying three travelers docked with the International Space Station, meaning that the station crew size for the first time was doubled to six people from the […]
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Business/Financial
Words Hit North Korea After Illicit Tests, But Real Punishment Not Quickly Evident; North May Launch Taepo Dong-2, Test Nuke
As Pyongyang Advances Nuclear, Missile Skills, U.S. Missile Shield Gains Greater Importance; Analyst: Pyongyang Wants Nuke Missiles North Threatens To Attack South Korea; Gates Suggests Rewards For North Korea Over […]
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CongressFormer SecDef Cohen: Rising Threats Should Preclude Missile Defense Cuts
Democratic President Obama’s move to slash $1.2 billion from U.S. missile defense programs would be an unwise move, weakening U.S. security, according to William Cohen, the one-time a Republican senator […]
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Business/Financial
Romney Astonished Obama Cutting Missile Defense Just As North Korea Launches Missiles, Tests Nukes
Missile Defense Critics Who Say No One Would Dare Hit United States With Missile Gamble With Lives: Romney President Obama’s move to slash funds for missile defense programs by a […]
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Homeland Security
Analyst: Chinese Military, Other Ties To Pakistan Crucial; Beijing Should Intervene With Islamabad Leaders, Strive To Avert Further Nuke Advances
India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile China has provided missile manufacturing facilities and expertise to Pakistan, and is the largest defense supplier to Islamabad, a military analyst said. However, long-standing links between […]
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International
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Discusses Alliance Role in High North
Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide told the NATO Parliamentary Assembly May 23 the Alliance should increase its role in the High North. Speaking to the Assembly’s Defence […]
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International
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Discusses Afghanistan
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Spring Session discussed the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. May 23 Amb. Fernando Gentilini, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, addressed the assembly’s Defence and Security […]