International
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InternationalLaunches
NASA Clears Astronaut To Spend Months On Space Station, Rejecting Concerns About Russian Soyuz Vehicle As Emergency Escape Space Shuttle Discovery Gets Clean Review For Launch From Kennedy At 5:02 […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Lockheed Martin Wins $1.463 Billion Air Force GPS III Contract The Air Force as expected gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] the coveted GPS III next-generation military-civilian navigation-satellites contract, the Department […]
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Business/FinancialDeputy Secretary Of Defense Urges Easing U.S. Export Controls; Curbs On Military Hardware Exports Might Carry Expiration Date
Gordon England Says Deals With Australia, U.K., May Be Model For Agreements With Other Nations; Existing Arms Export Law Ill Serves United States Export Rules Still Should Encourage Foreign Investments […]
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Business/FinancialOverseas Firm Buying U.S. Defense Company, But Canada Nixes U.S. Contractor Buying Part Of A Canadian Defense-Related Outfit
An overseas defense contractor announced it will buy outright a U.S. defense-related company, even as a friendly nation vetoed a plan for just a portion of one of its defense- […]
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InternationalNATO Opens New Cyber Defense Center of Excellence
Seven NATO nations and the Allied Command Transformation signed the documents for the formal establishment of a Cooperative Cyber Defence (CCD) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Talin, Estonia, the alliance […]
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InternationalSouth Korea Looking To Buy 35 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to South Korea. South Korea will spend $25 million on a possible sale of 35 AIM-9X […]
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InternationalFuture Wargame Affects Future Plans
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa.–Results of the Unified Quest 2008 wargame will be closely read by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Commander Adm. Eric Olson, […]
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InternationalCobham To Acquire Microwave Supplier M/A-COM From Tyco
Britain’s Cobham plc on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the radio frequency and microwave components and subsystems business of M/A-COM from Tyco Electronics [TEL] for $425 million in […]
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InternationalWorking Group Examining Export Control Changes For Satellite Industry
An aerospace working group wants some satellite components exempted from U.S. export control restrictions, a change its leader says would benefit national security. The group plans to compare U.S. commercial […]
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InternationalNew NATO Group To Spend $700 Million On Globemasters
A new NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) is looking to spend upward of $700 million for C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security […]