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Business/FinancialUnited Kingdom To Spend $122 Million For Tomahawk Weapon System, Support
The United Kingdom is looking to spend upwards of $122 million for the sale of and follow-on support for Tomahawk Weapon System (TWS) as well as associated equipment and services, […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. MoD Orders More Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk UAS
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.8 million contract to procure additional Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the company said Nov. 28. With […]
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InternationalRussia Claims Its New ICBM Thwarts U.S. Missile Defense Shield
U.S.-Russian Talks Set To Begin On European Missile Defense System Russia Saturday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that it claims can defeat the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield. Whether […]
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InternationalNewt Gingrich Says Report Iran Stopped Nukes Program ‘Political’
Generals Say Iran Still May Be Fomenting Attacks On U.S. Forces In Iraq A prominent former leader in Congress took issue with both the timing and content of a report, […]
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InternationalLaunches
Ariane 5 Set To Launch Two Missiles, Arianespace Announces An Ariane 5 GS lifter this month is set to launch two satellites into orbit from the European spaceport in French […]
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Air ForceDefense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Anything But Iraq. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said last week said that before the end of the congressional […]
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Business/FinancialMarine Corps Makes Recommendation To Limit MRAP Buys To JROC
By Geoff Fein The drop in attacks on Marines in Iraq has in part led the service to re-examine the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles it will […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Northrop Grumman Vie For Multibillion Dollar KC-10 Logistics Contract
Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday announced their interest in winning the Air Force’s multibillion contest to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the service’s KC-10 tanker aircraft as […]
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Business/FinancialElectric Tank Delivered to Korea’s Hyundai Rotem
Leo Motors Inc. (LEOM) announced it has delivered an advanced working prototype electric multipurpose strategic vehicle/tank to Hyundai Rotem, one of the largest companies in the Korean defense industry. The […]
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CongressHunter Calls For President To Meet With Lawmakers About China
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the president to meet with key lawmakers to discuss future defense investments in light of China’s recent military buildup […]