International
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Business/Financial
Boeing Renews Protest Of GOES-R Contract Award To Rival Bidder Lockheed
Some $1.09 Billion At Stake In This Contract, More Billions Are Possible In Later Action The Boeing Co. [BA] renewed its protest of a NASA-NOAA contract award to Lockheed Martin […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Set For Nuclear Weapon Test: Report
North Korea is poised to detonate another of its nuclear weapons in a test, according to John R. Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, writing in The Wall […]
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International
QineticQ Team To Provide U.K. Training
A QinetiQ-led team that includes Boeing [BA] May 21 announced it has received a $37.7 million contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide Distributed Synthetic Air […]
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International
Finmeccanica Increases International Industry And Academic Ties
In London May 21, Italy’s Finmeccanica signed a partnership agreement with Imperial College Business School, one of the United Kkingdom’s most prestigious academic institutions. This agreement further demonstrates the importance […]
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International
Whither Warfare Conference In June Looks At Network Capability
The Whither Warfare Conference at the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster, U.K., June 16 will investigate how computer-aided visualization, and the interface between battlespace information systems and the minds of […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Condemns Iranian Nuclear Ambitions, Warns Any Talks With Iran Must Show Progress By End Of Year, Not Give Iran Time On Nukes
Iranian Nukes Would Threaten Both Israel And United States, Obama Says; No Steps Are Off Table; Netanyahu In Agreement Obama, Netanyahu Meet At White House; Netanyahu Says All Options Must […]
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Business/Financial
Gates Open To Buying 44 GMD Interceptors Eventually, Or At Least To Buying More Than 30 Of The GMD Missiles; GMD Effective To Kill Incoming North Korean Missiles
European Missile Defense Still Alive, Perhaps With Russia As Partner: Gates Lawmakers: Missile Defense Cuts Unwise; Huge Weapons Cuts Challenged In Congress, But Gates Presses For Fiscal 2010 Budget Secretary […]
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Business/Financial
Using Aegis To Defend Europe From Iranian Missiles Far More Costly Than EMD System: Franks
Uphill Fight Seen To Reverse Gates Missile Defense Cutbacks Attempting to use Navy ships with Aegis weapon control systems and Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to defend allied nations from Iranian […]
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Business/Financial
Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Worried Obama Has No Plan For Rising Crises In Pakistan, Afghanistan, As Turmoil Persists
Lawmakers in both political parties are highly worried about the stability of the Pakistani government, and skeptical of President Obama’s plan to pour an annual $1.5 billion in aid into […]
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International
Russian Soyuz Launches At 6:34 A.M. ET May 27 With Three Astronauts; They Will Initiate The First Six-Member Crew Serving On Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft will launch next week with three space travelers — a Russian, a Japanese and a Canadian — who will initiate the first six-person crew aboard the […]