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Monday, July 14th, 2008

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Ariane 5 Lofts ProtoStar I And BADR-6 Satellites Into Orbit An Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket lifted off from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, and carried two satellites -- ProtoStar I and BADR-6 -- into orbit, Arianespace announced. The rocket shouldered a hefty payload on the mission totaling 19,050 pounds (8,639 kilograms), which included more than 16,600 pounds (7,530 kg) for ProtoStar I and BADR-6, along with their integration hardware and the SYLDA 5 multiple satellite dispenser…

Senators Push Navy Against Single Destroyer Request In FY ’27

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the two senators from Maine last week pushed back on Navy officials for only requesting one Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG-51) […]

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]