Space
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Business/FinancialOp-Ed: Navy Deep-Sixes Stealthy DDG 1000 Destroyer Even As China Wields Hundreds Of Ship-Killer Missiles
By Dave Ahearn Just as China has deployed hundreds of missiles aimed at the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy is moving to abandon production of cutting-edge DDG 1000 destroyers with […]
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InternationalRussia Engages In New Muscle-Flexing With Missile Cruiser Patrols In Arctic Waters
A newly belligerent Russia has begun guided-missile cruiser patrols in northern waters, as Moscow reverts to some of its old Cold War practices. The cruiser patrols near the Norwegian archipelago […]
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CongressSen. Obama Sees Threat If Iran Builds Nuclear Weapons, Long-Range Missiles
Obama Would Take No Options Off Table In Dealing With Iranian Nuclear Program The United States and its allies will face a grave threat that they cannot countenance if Iran […]
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Business/Financial
Airborne Laser Tested Aboard Aircraft, Boeing Announces
The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system has moved to a new phase, with the high-energy laser undergoing testing with chemical fuel, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. That high-energy […]
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Homeland Security
Russian General Threatens To Base Nuclear Strategic Bombers In Cuba
Move Would Be Russian Retaliation For American Missile Defense System To Shield Europe From Iranian Missiles A Russian general said Russia may base or at least refuel strategic bombers carrying […]
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Business/Financial
Third AEHF Spacecraft Core Propulsion Module Delivered Early
The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite core propulsion module was delivered half a year early, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]. That module is to propel […]
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SpaceSpace And Missile Industry Posts Solid Profits In Second Quarter, Unlike Civilian Companies
Many companies in the space and missile businesses posted strong profits during April through June, a picture of glowing health that stands in stark contrast to the dismal losses in […]
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Homeland Security
U.S. Needs Organization Like Missile Defense Agency To Foster Anti-Cruise-Missile System
United States Faces Daunting Cruise Missiles Proliferation, So Cutting Costs Of Cruise Missile Defense Systems Is Imperative: Analyst Would Laser Missile Defense Systems Be Far Cheaper Solution Than Interceptors? The […]
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Air ForceExpert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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Space
NASA Offers New Website With Stunning Pictures Of Space, Mars, Earth
If you love space pictures, including shots of the big blue marble, you have to see this. Did we mention that it’s free? An immense gallery of space pictures now […]