Space
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Air ForceFranks: Severe Budget Cuts Would Harm United States, Create Vulnerabilities To Attacks By Proliferating Enemy Missiles
Missile Defense Critics Cite Countermeasures In Enemy Missiles, But Then Move To Cut Funds For Airborne Laser That Overcomes Countermeasures While Obama Castigates Cold War Systems That Go Unused, Franks […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Setting Up Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory Testing Sats
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] is setting up a Space Vehicle Integration Laboratory (SVIL) to test satellites and space components before they launch, and to facilitate space vehicle component and flight […]
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Business/Financial
North Korea Prepares To Launch Missile Saturday, Claims It’s Merely Satellite Launch; Analysts Skeptical
Shorter-Range Missiles Also May Launch North Korea as early as Saturday plans to launch a missile that it says will orbit a satellite, but which many military analysts say will […]
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CongressPentagon Report Says Chinese Military Buildup Raises Disturbing Questions About Long-Range Aims
China says its massive military buildup is only for defensive purposes or for local wars, but its actions cast doubt on that claim, according to a new report by the […]
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Business/Financial
Even If Airborne Laser Is Canceled, Northrop Sees Potential Use For Laser
Even if the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system is cut deeply or canceled, the laser system may survive by finding other uses, a Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] executive said. […]
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Homeland Security
Czech Republic Parliamentary Chamber Cancels Vote To Authorize European Missile Defense System Radar Installation
The European Missile Defense (EMD) system ran into further problems when the Czech Republic lower house in parliament canceled a vote on whether to approve the EMD. Czech lawmakers in […]
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Homeland Security
Russia May Place Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missiles On Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines: Russian News Report
Russia may place nuclear-tipped cruise missiles aboard nuclear-powered attack submarines, according to the RIA Novosti Russian news service. The report quoted Russian Vice Adm. Oleg Burtsev, deputy head of the […]
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Business/Financial
Cartwright Says Missile Defense Systems Must Be Able To Perform Multiple Missions; Urges Common Use Of Sensors For Systems
General Says Missile Defense Programs Require Stable, Funding Over Years Missile defense programs must be able to handle multiple tasks in a cost-saving and efficient manner, because the military can […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Gains $106 Million Pact Providing JSOWs To Navy, Allies
The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106 million contract to produce Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 missiles for the Navy and key allies. The new C-1 variant will be network-enabled, […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Sees Vast New Opportunity For Standard Missile-3 Marketing With Land-Based SM-3s In VLS Tubes
The United States could gain a premier land-based missile defense interceptor, quickly and at low cost, merely by making the currently sea-based Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors land-based assets as well, […]