Space
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Business/FinancialLockheed Again Wins GOES-R Satellite Work Awarded By NASA And NOAA
Contract Is Worth $1.09 Billion; Eventual Billions More At Stake Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will build two GOES-R weather and Earth-scanning satellites after all, meaning that the work won’t go to rival […]
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Business/Financial
Panel: Deploy Missile Defense Assets Against Regional Nuclear Aggressors; Missile Defense ‘Useful, Valuable’
Missile defense systems can be useful in deterring aggression against the United States, especially aggression involving nuclear-tipped missiles, and thus should occupy a key position in the U.S. strategic posture, […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Errs In Curtailing Airborne Laser; That Would Lose Multiple Benefits: Speed Of Light, Easy Tracking, Before MIRV Threat
By George Landrith The Pentagon’s decision to curtail the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program is a grave mistake. It will leave the United States more vulnerable to the growing […]
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Business/Financial
MDA Director O’Reilly Says Missile Threat ‘Extremely Worrisome,’ Not Slowing Down
O’Reilly Urges Emphasis On Hitting Enemy Missiles In Ascent Phase, But Also Endorses Not Buying Another Airborne Laser Aircraft ABL Needs Design Changes, O’Reilly Says; Existing ABL Shows How To […]
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Business/Financial
Democratic Leader Hoyer Flails Iran For ‘Dangerous’ Pursuit Of Nukes, And Terrorist Missiles Hitting Israel
Biden Cites U.S. Commitment To Peace And Security Of Israel Netanyahu: Iran Must Be Barred From Developing Nuclear Weapons Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House Democratic leader, assailed Iran for […]
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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/Financial
North 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 […]