International
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Business/FinancialSenate Committee Approves $20.21 Billion NASA Authorization For Fiscal 2009 Including $1 Billion Extra To Hasten Orion-Ares
Measure Reaffirms Vision Of Manned Exploration Of Moon, Mars; Study Ordered On Extending Shuttle Flights From 2010 To 2015; Added Shuttle Mission Provided For Flying AMS To Space Station Commercial […]
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Homeland Security
Bush Lifts Sanctions, Terror Label From North Korea; Observers Ask Why Trust Pyongyang, Given Its Record
President Bush is lifting sanctions on North Korea, even though he remains "deeply concerned" about the rogue nation as a bad actor. But some observers asked why a treacherous nation […]
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InternationalRockwell Collins Awarded Sixth U.K. Mission Command Trainer Upgrade
Rockwell Collins [COL] said June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army’s Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer […]
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InternationalITT To Upgrade Sweden’s Air Defense Radar
ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 […]
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InternationalSAFRAN Counters L-1’s Bid For Digimarc
France’s SAFRAN recently said it has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Digimarc Corp. [DMRC], the leader in the United States drivers’ license credentialing market for $300 million in cash, […]
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InternationalCanada To Buy M777 155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers
Canada is looking to spend upward of $114 million for the possible sale of 37 M777 155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the […]
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InternationalAFRICOM Chief Sees Need for ‘Predictable, Reliable’ Lift Capability For New Command
Heavy lift capability remains at the top of the requirements list for the nascent U.S. Africa Command, its top official recently said. “Predictable, reliable inter- and intra-continental lift…is so important […]
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InternationalKorea Spending $200 Million On Multiple Aircraft Munitions
South Korea is seeking to spend upward of $200 million on a variety weapons including 125 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) as well as associated equipment and services, […]
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InternationalITT To Upgrade Sweden’s Air Defense Radar
ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 […]
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InternationalRockwell Collins Awarded Sixth U.K. Mission Command Trainer Upgrade
Rockwell Collins [COL] said June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army’s Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer […]