International
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InternationalEuropean Missile Defense Could Include Additional, Mobile Radar: Obering
An additional, mobile radar that could operate in a nation such as Turkey might be added to the fixed-site radar envisioned for installation in the Czech Republic and the interceptor […]
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InternationalMEADS Completes Preliminary Design Review; Tests Set For 2011-13
The American-European Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) completed its preliminary design review (PDR), and a program contractor yesterday voiced confidence that MEADS will be able to shoot down targets […]
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InternationalAnalysts Hail Polish Moves Toward Accepting U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Unit
But Involving The European Union Could Kill Defense Shield Plans Approval Needed Soon, Before Bush Leaves Office Next Year Polish steps toward accepting the U.S. proposal to install a Ground-based […]
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InternationalU.K. Plans Tougher Arms Controls
The U.K. plans to introduce tougher export controls on certain types of arms as a result of a government review of its export controls, a government official said Feb. 6. […]
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Homeland Security
Cross Match Acquires Canadian Firm Labcal
Cross Match Technologies last Friday said it has acquired Canada’s Labcal Technologies in a deal that immediately adds a handheld, wireless card reading and biometric authentication technology that is applicable […]
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Business/FinancialThales Awarded Initial Contract For U.K. FRES SOSI
The U.K. Ministry of Defence Feb. 6 announced it awarded Thales UK an initial six-month contract valued at about $7.8 million to undertake the Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role […]
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Business/FinancialFrance To Buy Lockheed Martin Hellfire II Missiles
The governments of France and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to France. […]
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InternationalAnalysts’ Debate: Should U.S. Let China Take Taiwan By Force?
While Taiwan has the eighth largest economy in the world, is important to U.S. interests, and occupies a militarily vital area astride critical sea lanes, it is not worthwhile for […]
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InternationalFrance To Buy Lockheed Martin Hellfire II Missiles
The governments of France and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire IIr missiles to France. […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics To Supply Spain With Helicopter Missiles
General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems recently said its General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas operations in Spain has signed a $64 million contract with the Spanish army for the supply […]