Rapid Fire 2010-07-01: Wind Farms Delayed

  • In the Black: CACI, an Arlington, VA-based defense consulting firm, projects its net income for FY 2011 will jump 10% to 15% based on expected growth in C4ISR work and unveils plans for a $50 million stock buyback.

  • Spaced Out: Military use of space gets short shrift in new US space policy [pdf] released by the Obama administration.

  • Experimental TacSat-3 and its ARTEMIS hyperspectral surveillance sensors no longer an experiment. USAF taking first steps toward “operationally responsive space.”

  • Blowin’ in the Wind: The US DoD may try to delay construction of some wind-farm projects in the United States due to concern that the turbines could disrupt military radar systems.

  • Northern Exposure: South Korean military is pushing for a 6.9% increase in the country’s defense budget in response to rising tensions with the North.

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