July 25, 2005

July 25, 2005

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

The Crucible

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Into the Black

By DAVID BOND,FRANCES FIORINO4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Facing Reality

By NEELAM MATHEWS,MICHAEL MECHAM4 min

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The Crucible

Tropical weather, engineering factors blow onto shuttle’s doorstep

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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Into the Black

Airline ledger books and roulette have a lot in common—some numbers are black, others are red, and fortunes depend on a spin of the wheel

By DAVID BOND,FRANCES FIORINO4 min

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Facing Reality

As the U.S. offers India greater cooperation, Russia spruces up its after-market sales efforts

By NEELAM MATHEWS,MICHAEL MECHAM4 min

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Wings Unfurled

Global Hawk’s new longer wing holds up well under load tests

By AMY BUTLER3 min

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Fare Deals

Low-cost airlines can play the yield game, too, JetBlue and America West strategists show

By DAVID BOND3 min

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Martian Bonus

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is readied for early August launch with additional fuel for extended planetary operations

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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Running Slow

Britain’s Watchkeeper UAV gets the go-ahead at last as the Defense Ministry tries to bridge capability gaps

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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F-16s Strike Twice

Greece eyes next fighter decision, after placing order for more F-16s

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Watching Warily

PARIS and LONDON China is in line to buy even more defense equipment from Russia this year and could take other steps to significantly bolster its military capability, the Pentagon predicts in its annual, congressionally mandated report on Beijing’s military activity.
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New Lineup

Champion becomes Airbus No. 2 as executive committee is revamped

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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