Space
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Homeland Security
Chinese Submarine Hits Underwater Sonar Array Being Towed By U.S. Navy Destroyer: Report
A Chinese submarine struck an underwater sonar array being towed by the U.S. Navy destroyer John S. McCain (DDG 56), according to news reports. The incident happened near the Philippines, […]
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Homeland Security
China Seen Making Huge Strides In Naval Force, Becoming Blue-Water Navy With Access Denial Powers And Global Reach, Commission Official Says
China is flexing its muscle with a huge naval transformation, including acquisition of strategic platforms that mean the most populous nation on Earth is becoming a blue-water navy, with power […]
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Business/FinancialNew Pentagon Testing Chief Gilmore Pledges To Tell Congress If Missile Defense Testing Is Inadequate
J. Michael Gilmore, President Obama’s nominee to be the chief Pentagon weapons system tester, told senators the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system should have to provide not just confidence, but "a […]
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Business/Financial
House Battle Opens Tomorrow Over Obama Budget Cuts To Missile Defense
Reps. Turner, Franks Assail Cuts As Harmful To U.S. National Security In a challenge to President Obama, some members of Congress will attempt to roll back at least some of […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon NCADE Could Substitute For Airborne Laser, Kinetic Energy Interceptor To Kill Enemy Missiles In Early Flight
A Raytheon Co. [RTN] product, the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE), could substitute for missile defense systems that President Obama has marked for extinction or severe downsizing, an analyst […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Endeavour Launch Delayed Because Of Hydrogen Venting System Leak; Technicians Rush To Swap Out Bad Seals
New Shuttle Launch Seen 5:40 A.M. ET Wednesday, Launch Of Double Robotic Lunar Craft Delayed To Thursday At Earliest; Later Windows Examined Grueling 16-Day Mission To Station At Issue; Any […]
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Business/Financial
Advanced Tactical Laser Wins In Test Firing
The Advanced Tactical Laser performed well in the first test firing of the high-powered laser in flight, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. During the test, ATL took off from Kirtland […]
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Business/Financial
Airborne Laser Aces Test, Accurately Tracking A Boosting Missile
Tracking Laser Overcomes Atmospheric Distortion Far Longer Than Required For High-Power Laser To Demolish An Enemy Missile The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another success, ironically just as […]
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Space
Abort System Liftoff Rescheduled From Today To Saturday Or Later
NASA rescheduled the test launch today of the Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, to no earlier than Saturday, because of bad weather and launch site preparation requirements at Wallops […]
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Business/Financial
O’Reilly Says ABL Program In ‘Very Good Shape’ And Performing ‘Fantastic … Revolutionary’ Work Such As Compensating For Atmosphere Distorting Laser Beam
The Airborne Laser (ABL) is proceeding well toward a successful shoot-down of a target missile later this year, Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), […]