International
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Business/FinancialNASA Issues New Space Shuttle Missions Manifest That Leaves Enough Room For An Added Launch
NASA unveiled a new schedule of remaining missions for the space shuttle fleet before its scheduled retirement in October 2010, a manifest that ends with four idle months where an […]
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Homeland Security
Halfway There: Czech Republic Signs Documents Providing European Missile Defense Radar Site
Czech Parliament Still Has Not Ratified Deal Poland Moving To Bolster Talks On Granting Permission For Missile Interceptors Site Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza […]
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InternationalBAE Gets $226 Million For MRAP Upgrade Orders
BAE Systems said last week it has received four delivery orders totaling $226 million from the Marine Corps for engineering changes and spare parts to support Mine Resistant Ambush Protected […]
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International
Saab Offers Gripen To Swiss, Cooperating With Rheinmetall And Pilatus
Saab said last week it has signed Memorandums of Understanding regarding industrial cooperation with Rheinmetall Schweiz AG and Pilatus Aircraft, with both agreements connected to a possible Swiss acquisition of […]
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International
Finmeccanica, BAE Sign Thermal Sights Deal
Finmeccanica last week said its SELEX Galileo subsidiary and BAE Systems have signed a partnering agreement to provide thermal weapon sights manufactured by BAE for the forthcoming surveillance and target […]
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International
DoD To Reopen Tanker Competition With Young At Helm; Contract Award Expected This Year
The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of the selection process, Defense Secretary Robert […]
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International
Boeing Teams With Canada’s Skyhook For Heavy Lift Airship
MESA, Ariz.–Boeing [BA] and Canada’s Skyhook International this week announced a teaming agreement to develop the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL)-40, a new commercial heavy lift airship aimed at transporting equipment […]
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CongressBioShield Still Has $4 Billion To Spend
Project BioShield, the federal reserve fund created by Congress in 2004 to establish a $5.6 billion market for the development and production of drugs that could bioterror threats, has about […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Marks 100th AESA Delivery, Radar Brings Improvements To Block II F/A-18E/Fs
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] last week celebrated the delivery of its 100th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the Navy, further demonstrating that the company is successfully […]
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International
L-1 Tops SAFRAN’s Offer For Digimarc’s ID Business
Determined to secure the stronghold on the nation’s driver’s license credentialing market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] recently boosted its offering price for Digimarc Corp. [DMRC] by nearly $50 million to […]