Space
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SpaceLaser Joint Direct Attack Munition On B-52H
A Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition for the first time was loaded onto a B-52H bomber for a demonstration flight. Another demonstration flight is scheduled for later this year. LJDAM […]
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Business/FinancialElectronic Units Integrated Into AEHF Satellite
Electronic units of the payload module have been integrated into the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. Northrop is under contract to […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Missile Completes 1st Captive Carry Flight
An Air Force F-15C completed the first captive carry test of the AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The infrared-guided AIM-9X Block II missile faced the same […]
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Space
Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope Completes On-Orbit Checkout
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope built for NASA completed its on-orbit checkout, General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. The company completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the telescope. Fermi, […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Delivers 200,000th JDAM Tailkit
The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the 200,000th Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tailkit, just 10 years after JDAM guidance tailkit deliveries to the United States and allied countries began. Boeing […]
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CongressNorth Korea Test-Fires ICBM Engine; Russia Launches Missile Said To Defeat U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Shield
Report Says Missile Threat Worsens, Outlines Need For American BMD System Russia successfully launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Moscow claims can defeat U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]
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Business/Financial
New SATCOM Terminals Will Improve Navy’s Ability To Perform Missions, Quality of Life
By Geoff Fein In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of […]
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InternationalChina Poised For Manned Space Mission As Early As Next Week; Expected Spacewalk By Taikonaut Will Be A First For China
Chinese Space Advances Come As NASA Faces Serious Woes China is wrapping up preparations for liftoff as early as next week of its third manned space flight that will include […]
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Business/Financial
Russia Vows Anew To Demolish Any U.S.-European Missile Defense System, As Polish Parliament Weighs Backing Construction Of Missile Shield
Russia Lambasted For Continued Occupation Of Georgian Provinces; Asian Nations Provide $40 Million Low-Interest Loan To Georgia But Some U.S. Lawmakers Still Are Cool To Providing Funds Required To Build […]
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Homeland Security
North Korea Threatens To Rebuild Nuclear Weapons Reactor As Kim Jong Il Reported To Suffer Stroke, Undergo Brain Surgery
New North Korean Missile Launching Facility Taking Shape North Korea, which with great fanfare demolished a portion of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, now is […]