International
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Business/FinancialPaper: Obama Shouldn’t Use Military Force To Halt Iranian Nukes, But Should Convince Iran That Military Force Remains An Option U.S. Will Use
The United States shouldn’t use a military strike to annihilate Iranian nuclear production facilities, but President-elect Obama should order talks with Iran and convince Tehran leaders that the United States […]
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InternationalBoeing Gains Satellite Launch Contract From Thales Alenia Space
The Boeing Co. [BA] received a satellite launch contract from Thales Alenia Space, Boeing announced. Boeing will launch the fourth satellite for the COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean […]
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Air Force2008 Global Space Spending At Record $62 Billion, European Estimate Sees 610 Government Satellites Launching In Next Decade For More Strong Outlays
Global space spending hit a record $62 billion this year and will rise 4.5 percent annually to reach $70 billion in 2012, a European firm estimates. The report predicts outlays […]
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Business/Financial
Chandrayaan-1 Lunar Orbiter Sensor Activated, Raytheon Says
A water-detecting sensor on the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter launched by India has been activated successfully, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation told Raytheon the sensor […]
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Business/Financial
Dassault Acquires Alcatel-Lucent Share Of Thales
Dassault Aviation signed papers to acquire Alcatel-Lucent [ALU] shares in Thales, Alcatel-Lucent announced. The deal involved 41,262,481 Thales shares. This transaction will be based on a price of Euro38 per […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Adds More Foreigners To US-VISIT
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday said it will begin collecting biometric data under the US-VISIT program from more categories of foreigners seeking entry into the United States. The […]
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International
ST Engineering To Supply Warthogs For UK Urgent Operational Requirement
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) Dec. 18 announced its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract of about $226 million by the […]
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International
Blue Ridge Simulation Picked For VMTS Team
Leesburg, Va.-based Blue Ridge Simulation recently said it was selected by Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] to provide embedded radar simulators for the T-45 Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS). “BRS is […]
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International
Thales’ Tiger CPT Accredited in Australia
In what Thales Australia dubbed as a “world first for a combat helicopter simulator,” its Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) Crew Procedural Trainer (CPT) has been accredited at the Army […]
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International
Elbit Inks Aviation Upgrade Deals Worth $80 Million
Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] Wednesday said it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts in Europe totaling about $80 million. While the customers could not be disclosed, the contracts “were […]