Space
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Business/FinancialContracts
Boeing Gains $30 Million For Further Advanced Tactical Laser Tests The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a contract worth up to $30 million to continue testing the Advanced […]
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Homeland Security
Croatian Navy Receives Two Missile Boats
Patria is delivering two Helsinki-class missile boats to the Croatian Navy, the company reported. Those boats were used by the Finnish Navy. The boat class was removed from service as […]
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Homeland Security
China Protests U.S. Plan To Sell $6.5 Billion Of Arms To Taiwan; Beijing Warns U.S. Stance Frays Relations
China is objecting vociferously to the U.S. Bush administration plan to sell $6.5 billion worth of arms to Taiwan to help the island nation defend itself against attack, according to […]
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Business/FinancialSenate Panel Staffer Sees $1 Billion Cut In Missile Defense Hitting ABL, Others
More Advanced Missile Defense Programs Would Receive Solid Budgetary Support The incoming president and Congress to be elected next month may make major cuts in the ballpark of "at least […]
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SpaceYounger Military, Outsiders, Receptive To Reforming Space Security Procurement, Leadership, But Older And Higher-Ranking Officials Resistant: General
A proposal to reform national security space activities, including procuring new hardware, draws some support from younger military persons and outsiders, but encounters "concern" and resistance from older, higher-ranking personnel. […]
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Business/FinancialHuge Cuts In Missile Defense Programs Could Decrease Balance In Shield, While Eliminating Best Chance For Missile Kill
Cuts Or Development Stretch-Out Would Come Just As ABL Program Has Been Performing Well Slashing $1 billion out of ballistic missile defense, with cuts aimed at programs that kill enemy […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Delivers Protective Shell For Mars Science Lab
The backshell that will protect the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) when it blasts off for space was delivered to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena, Calif., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] […]
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Business/FinancialU.S., Allies, Would Suffer Severe Damage In Enemy Attacks On Space Assets Vital To Military, Economic Functioning
Enemies could inflict severe damage on the United States and its allies in an attack on American space assets, experts said. U.S. leaders need to begin deciding now how to […]
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Business/FinancialMobil Satellite Signs Up For Capacity On Intelsat Satellites
Mobil Satellite Technologies is obtaining capacity on Intelsat Ltd. satellites. Under a multi-year contract, Intelsat will provide Mobil with satellite capacity. The network operator and communications provider will expand its […]
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Business/FinancialTSAT Contract Award Delayed From This December To Fiscal 2010; Boeing Versus Lockheed/Northrop In Long Contest For Potential $10 Billion Prize
The Department of Defense Saturday decided to delay the Transformational Satellite System (TSAT) contract that was to be awarded in December, putting it off until the June- September quarter in […]