International
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Business/FinancialRadar Tracks A Satellite, Heads To Operational Status
The Raytheon Co. [RTN] Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) at Thule Air Base, Greenland, achieved a significant milestone on its path toward operational status by tracking its first satellite in […]
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Business/Financial
Hispasat Hires Arianespace To Launch Comms Satellite On Ariane 5 Late Next Year
Hispasat selected Arianespace to launch a new communications satellite, Hispasat 1E, Arianespace announced. It was the first contract of 2009 signed by Arianespace. Hispasat 1E will be launched by an […]
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InternationalAriane 5 Heavy Lifter To Orbit Arabsat 5C, 6B
An Ariane 5 heavy lifter will launch the Arabsat 5C and 6B satellites, Arianespace announced. Arabsat, of Saudi Arabia, chose Arianespace to haul the Arabsat 5C satellite into geostationary transfer […]
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Orbital Comms Satellite To Launch Thursday Atop Ariane 5 Lifter
An Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] satellite will launch Thursday on an Ariane 5 heavy lifter from Kourou, French Guiana, South America, Orbital announced. Arianespace provides the Ariane 5 heavy lifter […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Garners $250 Million Missile Defense Contract For Ground-based Midcourse System
The Missile Defense Agency gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $250 million contract for continued work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the company announced. That one-year pact covers […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Gains $31.3 Million Contract For M299 Launchers
The Army gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $31.3 million contract extension for more M299 launchers for the Hellfire missile. Lockheed will provide the launchers and related equipment to the […]
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International
Space Shuttle Discovery Suffers Parts Glitch; Feb. 12 Launch Date Now Delayed To No Earlier Than Feb. 22, So Probe Can Proceed
International Space Station Not Damaged But Some Of Its ‘Fatigue’ Life Consumed In Rough Vibrations During Reboost NASA Postpones Three Space Maneuvers As Gremlins Run Rampant, But One Problem Already […]
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Business/Financial
Iran Launches Satellite Into Space; It Reaches U.S. Airspace In 30 Minutes; North Korea Poised For ICBM Capability
Iranian Satellite Launch Uses Rocket Technology Similar To Intercontinental Ballistic Missile White House Expresses ‘Acute Concern’ Toward Iranian Missile Feat; Clinton Critical By Dave Ahearn Two rogue nations are moving […]
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International
AgustaWestland Wins EDA Helicopter Tactics Study
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced this week it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Programme (HTP) Implementation […]
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International
Honeywell Receives U.K. Order For T-Hawk MAVs
Honeywell [HON] this week announced it has received an order via Foreign Military Sales, for six T-Hawk MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) systems from the U.S. Navy, which is the contracting […]