International
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InternationalChina Seen Continuing 12 To 18 Percent Annual Defense Spending Increases: Analyst
China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent […]
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InternationalAgustaWestland Wins EDA Helicopter Tactics Study
Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland, yesterday announced it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Program (HTP) Implementation Study. Financial terms […]
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InternationalArmy Orders Five More UH-72A LUH From EADS North America
The Army awarded EADS North America a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total number of aircraft on contract to 128. […]
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ArmyQinetic Offers New Talon IV Engineer Robot Suited For Afghanistan, Company Says
QinetiQ is extending its family of robots with the unveiling of the Talon IV Engineer robot, to continue to meet the ever-changing demands of detecting and clearing mines, unexploded ordnance […]
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ArmyBAE Systems Opens New Armor Production Site, Adds Jobs
BAE Systems yesterday announced the opening of a new facility that will produce armor kits under Army and Marine contracts totaling $34 million to protect Army ground vehicles. The 33,000-square-foot […]
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InternationalSpace 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/FinancialIran 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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Business/FinancialAnalysts Say Czech Republic, Poland Betrayed If Obama Abandons European Missile Shield; U.S. Friendship To Be Seen Worthless
If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons And ICBM, It Will ‘Go Nuts’ With Aggressive Acts, Not Fearing Any U.S. Or Israeli Response If the United States abandons plans to erect a […]
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Business/FinancialEditorials Lash North Korea, Iran, See Time Of Testing For Obama
Editorials in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal said Iran and North Korea are presenting a test of character and will for President Obama, giving him no time […]
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CongressChina Seen Continuing 12 To 18 Percent Annual Defense Spending Increases: Analyst
China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent […]