International
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International
Anomaly Causes Herschel-Planck Launch Postponement
Arianespace today announced an anomaly will force a delay of several days in launching the Herschel-Planck satellites, which had been set to lift off May 6. "Due to an anomaly […]
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Homeland Security
South Korea Prepares June Missile Launch To Orbit Satellite; Missile Will Go Near Japanese Island Areas
South Korea will launch a missile that will haul a satellite to orbit, according to Kyodo News. The missile will go over waters near Japan. That South Korean missile launch […]
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Homeland Security
Sicral 1B Satellite Launched On Zenit-3SL Lifter From Sea Launch Platform In Pacific
The Sicral 1B military communications satellite was lofted to orbit today by a Zenit-3SL rocket rising off the Sea Launch Co. Odyssey launch platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, companies […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed To Build Comms Satellite For Japanese Firm; Launch In 2013
Arianespace To Launch Satellite Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will build a communications satellite for a Japanese firm, and Arianespace will launch it into orbit. Lockheed will provide JCSAT-13 for SKY […]
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Congress
North Korea To Rebuild Reactor, Produce More Plutonium; U.N. Nuke Inspectors Ousted At Yongbyon
After U.S., Japanese Forces Refrain From Downing North Korean Missile As Pyongyang Ordered, It Erupts Anyway North Lashes Out At U.N. Statement, Walks Out On Six-Party Talks; Complaints Of ‘Sovereignty’ […]
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Congress
Gates Refused Permission To Use High-Powered Radar To Track Illicit North Korean Missile Flight Over Japan
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates refused a request from the U.S. Northern Command to use the high-powered SBX radar to track the illicit launch and flight of the North Korean […]
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International
At LAAD, Embraer Signs Contract For Brazilian Military Transports
In a ceremony Tuesday at the seventh Latin America Aero and Defence (LAAD) trade fair in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Embraer signed a contract with the home country’s air force […]
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International
MoD Commits $230 Million for Royal Navy Sub Support
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Tuesday said it has awarded a contract worth about $230 million to ensure the sustainability of future submarine support within the Royal Navy. […]
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International
Embraer to Upgrade Brazilian Navy Jets
Brazil’s Embraer Tuesday said it signed a contract to modernize 12 Brazilian navy jets in the first large-scale program between the company and the navy. “Embraer is honored by the […]
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International
BAE Systems Reaches Deal with New Zealand on IPVs
The first of four new Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) will soon be delivered to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) after an agreement was reached between BAE Systems and the […]