Space
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CongressSurging Taliban Threatens Pakistan, Wants To Abolish Democratic Rule, Parliament Member Warns In Forum
The Taliban terrorist group aims for no less than the abolition of democratic government rule in Pakistan, a member of the Pakistani Parliament warned. While some say the Taliban haven’t […]
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Business/FinancialNorth Korea Openly States It Will Pursue ICBM Testing And Uranium-Based Nuclear Weapons Program Development
North Korea openly threatened to push forward with a uranium-centered nuclear weapons production program, and with further intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests, the International Herald Tribune reported. That outburst came […]
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Homeland Security
Chinese Vessels Again Harass U.S. Navy Ships
China did it again. Two Chinese fishing vessels veered dangerously close to a U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering ship, the USNS Victorious, as it moved peacefully in international waters, according to the […]
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Congress
While Gates Whacks Weapons Procurement Programs, Soaring Personnel Costs Fly Untouched Under Radar
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is ignoring the legal mandate to rationally reexamine defense spending priorities every four years, and he is remiss in two ways, a well-known analyst asserted. […]
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SpaceAtlantis Set For Launch At 2:01 P.M. ET Monday
Space Shuttle Atlantis is poised to launch at 2:01 p.m. ET Monday on the STS-125 Mission to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope. Final launch preparations are underway at […]
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Business/Financial
NLOS-LS PAM Missile Passes Captive Flight Test
The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System (NLOS-LM ) Precision Attack Missile (PAM) passed a captive flight test. That system is provided by NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Co. [RTN] and […]
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Space
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — May 6, 2009 – 8:25 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 11 Mission: STS-125 Launch […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Gains $115 Million Contract Continuing Patriot System Upgrades
The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $115 million contract to continue Pure Fleet upgrades of Army Patriot air and missile defense systems. That Army Aviation and Missile Command contract […]
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Business/Financial
Tomahawk Block IV Improved Against Surface Naval Targets, Raytheon Announces
The Tomahawk Block IV missile has been upgraded in effectiveness against moving maritime surface targets, with a longer-range capability, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. "This capability will allow the warfighter to […]
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Business/Financial
Obama Cuts Will Kill Chance For Fully Able Missile Defense Program, Rep. Franks Says
President Doesn’t Understand Missile Threat, But Lawmakers Increasingly Comprehend It President Obama’s expected cuts in ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs will stagger the effort to protect Americans from missile attacks, […]