Space
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Business/FinancialArianespace To Launch Three Satellites For SES
SES ordered launches for three satellites from Arianespace, the launch provider announced. A global satellite services provider, SES plans to orbit new satellites including the Astra 3B, plus two other […]
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Homeland Security
AIM Missiles Fired From Super Hornets In Test
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters fired AIM-120C7 and AIM-9X air-to-air missiles in a test, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. That ushered the AIM-120C7 into the Navy weapon system user program, […]
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Homeland Security
PAC-3 Interceptor Scores In German Test At White Sands
German Luftwaffe personnel successfully tested a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) airdefense interceptor at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Aided by Lockheed and Army support, the German […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Launch Pad And Rolls Back To Vehicle Assembly Building
Spade Shuttle Atlantis, towering over its crawler transporter, today was moved off Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center and headed into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Atlantis was moved […]
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SpaceNASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — October 14, 2008 – 4:35 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2008 Launches Date: Oct. 19 Mission: IBEX Launch […]
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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. […]