International
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InternationalAnother Step Forward For NATO Strategic Airlift
The Defence Ministers of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations met at NATO Headquarters to review progress June 12 and map the way forward to meet the goal of receiving […]
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InternationalAustralia Launches Defense White Paper Community Consultation Program
Australian Minister for Defence, Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, June 5 launched the Defence White Paper Community Consultation Program and released a public discussion paper “Key Questions for Defence in the […]
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Business/FinancialKaman Acquires U.K. Aerospace Firm Brookhouse Holdings
Kaman Corp. [KAMN] yesterday said it has acquired Brookhouse Holdings, Ltd., a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of composite aerostructures, aerospace tooling and repair services for $85.1 million in cash, […]
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InternationalResponse Force Is Vehicle For NATO’s NCW Ambitions
By B.C. Kessner ROME–The NATO Response Force (NRF) will play a central role in the development and fielding of network-centric operational capabilities, the Alliance’s C3 director said here last week. […]
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Business/FinancialIsrael Spending $190 Million For 25 T-6A Trainer Aircraft
Israel has requested the sale of 25 T-6A Texan aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The total value of the […]
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InternationalBrits Net Gains Through Air-Land Interface Lessons Learned
By B.C. Kessner ROME–The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional […]
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Homeland SecuritySuccessful Aegis System Test Opens Door To New Capability; Will Aegis Compete With Ground-Based Midcourse System?
A successful test last week of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system and its Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IV interceptor opens the door to new capabilities and missions for the […]
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CongressAcademics: United States Should Agree To Ban Space Weapons; A System To Defend U.S. Satellites And Space Assets Would Be Technologically Unfeasible And Too
The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]
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Homeland Security
MDA Leader: North Korea Already Has ICBM Capability
North Korea has the capability to design and build an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), even though a Taepo Dong-2 missile failed in a 2006 test, a senior U.S. missile defense […]
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InternationalSpain Spending $156 Million For Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Spain is looking to buy 20 Block IV Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. The total value, if […]