International
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InternationalSpace Shuttle Atlantis To Launch May 12 On Hubble Space Telescope Rescue Mission
Mission Delayed Seven Months By Glitch Space Shuttle Atlantis will lunch May 12 on the STS-125 Mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA announced. The final servicing mission to […]
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Business/FinancialMKV Aces Test At Hover Facility
The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) ballistic missile interceptor system that can take out multiple enemy warheads passed a test recently, the Missile Defense Agency announced. Multiple warheads are a major […]
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Business/FinancialArianespace Postpones Wednesday Launch Of Ariane 5 Heavy Lifter; No New Launch Date Has Been Set
The launch of an Ariane 5 rocket will be postponed, Arianespace announced. Originally set for Wednesday, no new date has been set for liftoff. The delay was caused by unspecified […]
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Homeland Security
Insurgents Have Scores Of Surface-To-Air Missiles
Terrorist insurgents in Iraq have scores of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), a new report shows. In more than two years since October 2006, at least 121 SAMs have been discovered in […]
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Homeland Security
Iran Fires ‘Sea-To-Sea’ Missile In Exercises
The Iranian navy launched a medium-range "sea-to-sea" missile during naval exercises in the Sea of Oman, according to Iranian state radio. That Nasr-2 (Victory-2) weapon was launched from a battleship […]
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InternationalEuropean Environmental-Studies Satellites Fly In Formation
Two European Space Agency (ESA) satellites are flying in formation to study Earth and its environment, ESA announced. ERS-2 and Envisat are flying in formation for the second time. The […]
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Business/FinancialL-3 Acquires Firm Specializing In International Development
L-3 Communications [LLL] said on Friday that it has acquired International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), a small firm that specializes in international economic relief and reconstruction, in a deal that […]
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Business/FinancialContracts
Draper, BAE, General Dynamics Gain $291.6 Million Trident Contracts Lockheed Earlier Gained $729 Million Of Trident Work From Navy The Navy gave Charles Stark Draper Laboratories, BAE Systems and General […]
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InternationalATK To Supply Ammunition For Afghan National Security Forces
By Ann Roosevelt ATK [ATK], in partnership with Allied Defense Group [ADG], has won an $87 million contract to supply various types of ammunition for the emerging requirements for the […]
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Air ForceMissile Defense Systems Assailed In Think Tank Report
Report: Kill European Missile Defense And Airborne Laser; Halt Procurement, Deployment Of Aegis, GMD, THAAD, Patriot; And End Streamlined Missile Defense Budget System The multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]