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Rapid Fire 2010-07-02: US Naval Unavailability

Rapid Fire 2010-07-02: US Naval Unavailability

* Run down: The Balisle Report offers an alarming picture of a US Navy whose readiness and reliability issues extend far beyond just its new multi-billion dollar LPD-17 program. * Help Wanted: President Obama calls on the private sector to take on more of the civilian...

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Rapid Fire 2010-07-01: Wind Farms Delayed

Rapid Fire 2010-07-01: Wind Farms Delayed

* Show Me the Money: Boeing is offering to buy Argon ST, a Fairfax, VA-based supplier of military C4ISR systems, for $34.50 per share, or $775 million, in an all-cash deal. * In other news, Boeing averted a strike in St. Louis when workers voted to approve a new...

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Raytheon’s Lot-10 AIM-9X Missile Orders

Raytheon’s Lot-10 AIM-9X Missile Orders

F-16 launches AIM-9X(click for AIM-9X zoom) The AIM-9X is the USA's newest short-range air-to-air missile, using an advanced array seeker that widens the missile's "boresight" cone, and allows a TV-like "imaging infrared" picture that's much harder to fool with...

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China’s K-8 Jets: A Killer for Myanmar

China’s K-8 Jets: A Killer for Myanmar

K-8, Zimbabwe(click to view full) Burma's air force relies heavily on Chinese weapons. A handful of Russian MiG-29s will grow to 30 in the wake of a 2009 order, but the rest of its fighter fleet is made up of Chinese MiG-21 (60 J-7s) and MiG-19 (12 J-6 and 36 Q-5)...

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PanSTARRS: Astronomy & Asteroid Assessment

PanSTARRS: Astronomy & Asteroid Assessment

Bruce Willis missed...(click to view full) Kirkland AFB, NM recently entered into a cooperative effort with the University of Hawaii of Honolulu, Hawaii under the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS) multi-year program. PanSTARRS will...

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Rapid Fire: 2010-06-30

Rapid Fire: 2010-06-30

* Pentagon acquisition chief Carter issues guidance for "acquisition professionals" to reduce overhead costs associated with the $400 billion per year spent on contracts. * Can We Talk?: In response to the Carter memo, the Aerospace Industries Association called on...

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Carnegie Mellon Contracted for Software R&D

Carnegie Mellon Contracted for Software R&D

Carnegie Mellon has long been one of the USA's best universities for computer science, and was well known in those circles long before Prof. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture made it more broadly famous around the world. Platforms like Alice are gaining wide traction for...

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