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The Airborne Laser last night began more tests of longer duration, according to briefers with The Boeing Co. [BA], Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. While "first […]

UAE May Buy $9 Billion U.S. Military Wares The United Arab Emirates may buy roughly $9 billion of U.S. military wares, including $8.25 billion of missile and missile/air defense systems […]

By Calvin Biesecker A Department of Homeland Security program aimed at improving how airline passengers are pre-screened against a terrorist watchlist has been certified by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate could take up the Pentagon policy bill as soon as today, after an expected vote last night to end a Republican blockade of considering the […]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has begun campaigning among Polish citizens to build support for U.S. plans to construct a European Missile Defense (EMD) system, promising local residents that the […]

Report Adds To Disputes Over Funding For Multiple Missile Defense Programs The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) system was praised as a useful asset ready to take on missile threats […]

By Emelie Rutherford While Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has made clear his disdain for "Buy America" provisions limiting foreign content of defense systems, Democratic hopeful Sen. Barack […]

By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want the Pentagon to consider how its acquisition programs impact the domestic industrial base, and are calling on defense officials to explain how such workforce […]

Griffin’s View Of A Threadbare NASA Budget Comes After Others Voiced That Conclusion; He Sees No U.S. Crew On Space Station In 2012 He Expects Next President To Order Continued […]

Bush Withdraws Nuclear Deal With Russia To Punish Moscow For Invading Georgia Russian President Dmitri Medvedev promised to withdraw Russian forces from much of the independent nation of Georgia, but […]