International
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CongressElection Nears With Likelihood Tighter Times Are In Store For Missile Defense Budgets
With the presidential election looming just a week from tomorrow, missile defense programs may face tighter financial times no matter whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic White House […]
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InternationalSoyuz Finally Has Normal, Safe Landing As It Returns Crew To Earth Gently
But Company Making Soyuz Vehicles Faces Financial Peril, Needs Cash Soon Two Second-Generation Space Travelers Make Return Trip On Earth-Bound Soyuz A Russian Soyuz spacecraft returned International Space Station crew […]
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International
Boeing Launches Another Italian Satellite
The Boeing Co. [BA] launched the third of four Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO), or SkyMed, spacecraft. A Delta II rocket procured from United Launch […]
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Business/FinancialArianespace To Launch Pan-African Rascom-QAF Satellite
Arianespace and Thales Alenia Space have entered a deal for launching the pan-African communications satellite, Rascom-QAF 1R. It is scheduled for launch into geostationary transfer orbit in 2010. It will […]
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International
Australia To Reduce ADF Deployment to East Timor-Sign of Stability
The Australian Defence Force will reduce its total force presence in East Timor to approximately 650 personnel by early next year. The reduction in the total number of deployed personnel […]
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International
Boeing Partner Picked For Saudi C-130 Maintenance
Boeing [BA] partner Alsalam Aircraft was recently awarded a three-year $29 million contract to provide programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) C-130 fleet. “We are […]
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Business/Financial
ATK’s AARGM Begins LRIP, Prepares For Fielding In 2010
ATK‘s [ATK] AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) wrapped up a Milestone C review and received approval for entry into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), the company reported. Navy acquisition […]
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International
Northrop Grumman Wins U.K. Contract For Accident Data Recording System
Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced this week it has been awarded a three-year $16 million contract modification by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop and install a replacement Accident […]
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International
State Department Awards Northrop Grumman African Contingency Work
Department of State has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a five-month $36 million task order under the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) contract to provide equipment and logistics services. […]
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International
Bushmaster Reaches Production Milestone
Thales Australia said the 500th Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle has rolled off the production line in Bendigo, Victoria, serving as testament to the many people from Thales and the Commonwealth […]