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AIR FORCE C-17 DELIVERS BOOST FOR SUPPORT TO DIGGERS IN AFGHANISTAN
The Royal Australian Air Force’s giant C-17 Heavy Air Lift aircraft based at Amberley have achieved a major milestone in support of Australian Defence Force operations in Afghanistan with the first landing on the remote air-strip at Tarin Kowt to… Continue reading
General Dynamics Awarded $68 Million Contract to Support the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Mission
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the Defense Information Technology Contracting Office to support the U.S. Air Force Air Defense Communications Service 2 program. The… Continue reading
On this day: 40 years ago
16 July 1969
With over half a billion people watching all over the world, Apollo 11 prepares to lift off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on what is seen as possibly the greatest single step in human history – a manned… Continue reading
Elbit Systems to Establish Mission Planning Center for Israeli Air Forces Fighter Pilots
The project is valued at $55 million and will include instruction and maintenance services
Haifa, Israel, July 15, 2009 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced today that it was awarded a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defence for… Continue reading
Boeing Signs 4-Satellite Contract With Intelsat
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Intelsat Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has selected Boeing to build four telecommunication satellites that will refresh and add new capacity… Continue reading
Boeing, Panama’s Copa Airlines Announce Order for 13 737-800s
PANAMA CITY, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Copa Airlines today announced an order by the Panamanian airline for 13 Boeing 737-800 airplanes, plus options for an additional eight.Â
The order represents a mixture of option conversions and… Continue reading
Boeing Statement on Missile Defense Staffing Reductions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2009 – The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding work force reductions on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program:
“In response to the funding reductions for missile defense programs in fiscal year 2010, as… Continue reading
SPACEX’S FALCON 1 SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERS RAZAKSAT SATELLITE TO ORBIT
Hawthorne, CA – (July 15, 2009) – Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) announces the successful launch of Falcon 1 Flight 5 launch vehicle and delivery of Malaysia’s RazakSAT into the correct orbit.Â
“This marks another successful launch by… Continue reading