International
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Business/FinancialHoliday Notice: Your Next Issue Will Be Dated Jan. 5, 2009
As we do each year, we will be observing a holiday break. Accordingly, your next issue of Space & Missile Defense Report will be dated Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. We […]
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Business/Financial
2008 Saw Major Advances In Space, Missile Defense, But 2009 May See Reversals In Obama Budget Choices
The year 2008 will be remembered as a time of glittering advances in space and missile defense programs, a time of bright horizons and goals fulfilled. But 2009 at this […]
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Business/Financial
Iranian, North Korean, Nuclear Programs Pose Proliferation Threat, But U.S. Missile Defense Shield Could Limit Danger, Attacks: Commission
Iran and North Korea are at a tipping point, prepared to plunge ahead with nuclear programs and missile development that could lead to a cascade of nuclear proliferation across the […]
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Homeland Security
China May Have Launched Prototype Of A Maneuvering Space-Based Anti-Satellite Weapon System: Report
China, in a recent manned mission, may have released a microsatellite to serve as a prototype of a space-based anti-satellite weapon, a new report states. Not long after its release, […]
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CongressChina Seen Beating United States In Manned Mission To The Moon
When U.S. astronauts next set foot on the moon, they likely will be following Chinese taikonauts there, an aerospace leader predicted. Marion Blakey, the Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO, […]
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Business/Financial
Paper: 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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InternationalUK MoD Awards $45 Million Helo Services Contract to Cobham JV
Cobham this week said the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence awarded a contract worth about $45 million to the Cobham Aviation Services joint venture, FB Heliservices (FBH). “Following the award […]
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International
Royal Navy Early to Complete Next-Gen Sub Command Upgrades
Installation of the Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG) on HM Submarines Triumph and Tireless marked the early completion of the program, BAE Systems said Wednesday. “This is a […]
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International
Australian Warships to Receive Maritime SATCOM Terminals
The Australian Defence Ministry Tuesday said that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has signed a $52.9 million contract with BAE Systems Australia for the joint supply of five maritime satellite […]
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International
Italy Certifies AeroVironment’s Raven B For Airspace
AeroVironment [AVAV] this week said that the Italian defense ministry has issued a Military Aircraft Type-Classification Certificate for the Raven B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), allowing Italian military personnel to […]