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Defense Daily:
Pols Balk At Potential Space Pact
Four senior lawmakers are objecting to the Obama administration’s plans to negotiate a code of conduct with other nations for activity in space. Among their concerns, cited in a letter to President Barack Obama, are that such a space pact would be an...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Releases Joint Operational Access Concept
The Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) just released by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff describes those capabilities deemed essential for the joint force to ensure it can enter and maintain access anywhere and in any domain. “No matter...
Lockheed Martin’s International THAAD Sale Likely To Lower U.S. Costs
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will make the system more affordable for the U.S. military as budgets tighten, company officials said. Lockheed Martin THAAD Vice President and...
Aerospace Growth Better Than Expected In 2011, But AIA Sees Flat 2012
The U.S. aerospace industry had a better than expected 2011 in terms of overall sales, driven by gains in all key, sectors but the outlook for 2012 appears flat, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) said yesterday in its annual Year End Review and...
Firms Submit Aegis Proposals
Three major defense companies--Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN]--submitted bids yesterday in the Navy's competition for the next contract to modernize the Aegis Combat System. The Navy is expected to award the Aegis Combat System...
Prototype GPS III Satellite Set to Undergo Integration, Testing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has moved toward final assembly, integration and testing of prototype GPS III non-flight satellite to work out any problems that may arise as it prepares the first vehicle planned for orbit, the company said. The testbed was delivered to...
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