April 17, 2006

April 17, 2006

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

DOWSING IN THE DARK

By FRANK MORRING7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

High-Stakes Gamble

By DOUGLAS BARRIE,ROBERT WALL,PIERRE SPARACO6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Bermuda Triangle

By AMY BUTLER6 min

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DOWSING IN THE DARK

High-risk water seeking experiment to guide Moon exploration planning

By FRANK MORRING7 min

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High-Stakes Gamble

BAE Systems bets future on defense, using its Airbus shares as ante

By DOUGLAS BARRIE,ROBERT WALL,PIERRE SPARACO6 min

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Bermuda Triangle

USAF could extend U-2’s life amid cost, fielding concerns for Global Hawk

By AMY BUTLER6 min

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Venus Rendezvous

European spacecraft arrives in Venusian orbit; mission operations to begin in early June

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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Benchmarking

European institutional satellite buyers differ on impact of potential Astrium-Alcatel deal

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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In Limbo

Italian election results spell uncertainty for military acquisition, industrial strategy

By ANDY NATIVI3 min

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Making Decisions

Supplier selections loom for CH-53K heavy-lift helo

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Not Done Yet

Humbert insists Airbus is listening to customer input on A350

By PIERRE SPARACO,ROBERT WALL3 min

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Laser Finder

JAXA tests aimed at seamless broadband space, ground emergency planning networks

By KAZUKU SHIIBASHI2 min

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Ka-Band Election Fallout?

PARIS GENOA France is hoping the pending change in government in Italy will not jeopardize a planned joint defense broadband communications system. The Ka-band broadband system, Athena, was initially seen as a tool to bridge the digital divide but is now intended to meet defense and government high-speed Internet needs.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ANDY NATIVI2 min

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