International
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Business/Financial
Triple Tango: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands, Space Shuttle Atlantis Goes To Pad, Soyuz Docks With Space Station To Deliver Fresh Crew
Discovery Orbiter Vehicle Looks Clean, Few Dings Seen In an intricate orbital dance, Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and made a landing at Kennedy Space Center […]
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Air Force
Franks: Severe Budget Cuts Would Harm United States, Create Vulnerabilities To Attacks By Proliferating Enemy Missiles
Missile Defense Critics Cite Countermeasures In Enemy Missiles, But Then Move To Cut Funds For Airborne Laser That Overcomes Countermeasures While Obama Castigates Cold War Systems That Go Unused, Franks […]
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Business/Financial
North Korea Prepares To Launch Missile Saturday, Claims It’s Merely Satellite Launch; Analysts Skeptical
Shorter-Range Missiles Also May Launch North Korea as early as Saturday plans to launch a missile that it says will orbit a satellite, but which many military analysts say will […]
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Congress
Pentagon Report Says Chinese Military Buildup Raises Disturbing Questions About Long-Range Aims
China says its massive military buildup is only for defensive purposes or for local wars, but its actions cast doubt on that claim, according to a new report by the […]
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Business/Financial
Even If Airborne Laser Is Canceled, Northrop Sees Potential Use For Laser
Even if the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system is cut deeply or canceled, the laser system may survive by finding other uses, a Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] executive said. […]
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Business/Financial
Space Symposium Highlights: 2008 World Space Economy Up $6 Billion To $257 Billion
Boeing Briefs On Satellites, Missile Defense, Others Northrop, NASA Detail LCROSS The world space economy increased by almost 2.5 percent, or $6 billion, to $257 billion last year, amidst the […]
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Business/Financial
Czech Government Falls, Raising Questions About Missile Defense
Panel Writes Measure That Asserts United States Sill Committee To NATO The Czech Republic government fell, creating uncertainty as to the future of the European Missile Defense (EMD) system. Last […]
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International
Northrop Grumman To Provide Inertial Navigation Units For South Korean Vehicles
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has been awarded a contract by South Korean military systems and vehicle manufacturer Doosan DST Co., Ltd. to deliver inertial navigation units for the […]
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International
U.K. Signs For First Three F-35B Fighter Jets
Officials from the United Kingdom signed an agreement to purchase three Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft this week, the company said. “By purchasing three aircraft for […]
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International
Army Approves Positioning Stryker Vehicles Forward For Afghanistan Operations
The Army has approved changes to the fiscal year 2008 Stryker vehicle contract with General Dynamics [GD] to create a fleet of Stryker Theater Provided Equipment (TPE) in Afghanistan, according […]