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Space

Space Industry Execs Warn Of Coverage Gaps In Weather, Observation Satellites

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

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Space industry executives yesterday warned of coverage gaps in weather and earth observation satellite systems as time runs out to avert budget sequestration. During a Capitol Hill press briefing held by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) trade group, representatives from Lockheed Martin [LMT], ITT Exelis [XLS] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] all touted the value that the space systems they help develop bring to society. The briefing was the first of three AIA scheduled to bolster its position to highlight the…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]