International
-
Homeland Security
China Launches Second GPS-Like Satellite; It Reaches Proper Orbit, Sends Back Signals
China launched another of its COMPASS navigational satellites, in a constellation of birds that eventually will provide global-wide navigational signals much like the U.S. Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), Xinhua, the […]
-
Business/FinancialRaytheon Gains $23.5 Million Contract Change For GPS Ground Station Control Segment Work
The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $23.5 million contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the next-generation Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment, or GPS OCX. […]
-
Business/Financial
Boeing Unit Advances, But Earnings From United Launch Alliance A Drag
The Boeing Co. [BA] saw its network and space systems unit advance operating margin profit by 7.7 percent, but lower earnings from the United Launch Alliance joint venture with Lockheed […]
-
Business/Financial
SAFRAN To Acquire Majority Stake In GE’s Homeland Protection Business
By Calvin Biesecker France’s SAFRAN Group on Friday said it has agreed to acquire 81 percent of General Electric‘s [GE] Homeland Protection business, giving it a portfolio of security products […]
-
Business/Financial
NASA Constellation Program Budget May Be Hit With $3.5 Billion Cut, Slamming 2020 Lunar Mission Goal
Griffin Concerned Future Is Bleak The Obama White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing a $3.5 billion NASA budget cut that would hurt the Constellation Program developing […]
-
Business/Financial
Pakistan, Armed With Long-Range Missiles Tipped With Nuclear Weapons, May Fall To Taliban Extremists, U.S. Officials Warn
Clinton Says Pakistan Poses ‘Mortal Threat’ Nuclear-missiles-armed Pakistan is losing control of its territory to Taliban terrorist extremists, both Democratic and Republican U.S. officials warned. However, a U.S. plan to […]
-
Business/Financial
Iranian Threat Proves Need For European Missile Defense, Sen. Lieberman Says
Lieberman, Other Lawmakers, Write Bill To Bar Refined Product Sales To Iran, Pushing Tehran To Abandon Nukes Military Strike On Iranian Nuclear Facilities Must Remain An Option, Though Not Preferred: […]
-
Business/Financial
Ahmadinejad Snubs Idea Of Surrendering Nuclear Program; Says Iran Has Rights; Rejects Unconditional U.S.-Iranian Talks
Whether Holocaust Occurred Is A ‘View,’ Ahmadinejad Claims; He Says Obama Support For Israel Is A ‘Major Mistake’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran has "legal rights" to manufacture nuclear […]
-
Business/Financial
Sen. Kyl Says Gates Plan Leaves Boost-Phase Missile Defense Programs In Limbo, On Hold
Meanwhile, Missile Threats Increase; Kyl Warns Nuclear-Missiles-Armed Pakistan Could Fall To Taliban In One To Six Months Gates Plan Involves $900 Million More Cuts To Missile Defense Programs, Beyond The […]
-
InternationalCanada Taps Insitu For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services
Boeing‘s [BA] Insitu has received a $30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […]