International
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InternationalMoD Research Consortium Led By GDUK Demonstrates Future Defence Technology
Future defense technology was discussed and demonstrated by academics, scientists, experts and business leaders this week the final annual conference of the Defence Technology Centre in Data and Information Fusion […]
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International
Sub-Contract Awards Continue For Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carriers
Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) this week said the construction of the Royal Navy’s two future Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers continues to gain momentum with the announcement of about $117 […]
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International
Hellenic Navy Orders Systems For New Fast Attack Craft
BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by […]
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International
GE Marine to Provide LM500s For Korean Patrol Boats
GE Marine [GE] this week said that it will supply South Korea’s Samsung Techwin, with LM500 gas turbines to power PK(X) patrol boats to be built as part of phase […]
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ArmyRaytheon’s ASTOR Showing Benefits For U.K. Troops In Afghanistan
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is exploring a variant of its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), currently in use by British forces in Afghanistan, as a potential platform for the Army’s […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Awards Boeing $20 Million To Begin SBInet Deployment On Northern Border
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday received a $20 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to erect legacy video surveillance equipment on the United States’ Northern Border with […]
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Business/FinancialTriple Tango: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands, Space Shuttle Atlantis Goes To Pad, Soyuz Docks With Space Station To Deliver Fresh Crew
Discovery Orbiter Vehicle Looks Clean, Few Dings Seen In an intricate orbital dance, Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and made a landing at Kennedy Space Center […]
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Air ForceFranks: Severe Budget Cuts Would Harm United States, Create Vulnerabilities To Attacks By Proliferating Enemy Missiles
Missile Defense Critics Cite Countermeasures In Enemy Missiles, But Then Move To Cut Funds For Airborne Laser That Overcomes Countermeasures While Obama Castigates Cold War Systems That Go Unused, Franks […]
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Business/Financial
North Korea Prepares To Launch Missile Saturday, Claims It’s Merely Satellite Launch; Analysts Skeptical
Shorter-Range Missiles Also May Launch North Korea as early as Saturday plans to launch a missile that it says will orbit a satellite, but which many military analysts say will […]
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CongressPentagon Report Says Chinese Military Buildup Raises Disturbing Questions About Long-Range Aims
China says its massive military buildup is only for defensive purposes or for local wars, but its actions cast doubt on that claim, according to a new report by the […]