April 23, 2007

April 23, 2007

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

FIRST CHOICE

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Dragon's Teeth

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Succession Plans

By ALEXEY KOMAROV,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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FIRST CHOICE

As missile threats grow, cost appears to be no barrier to stealthy F-22 topping Japan military’s wish list

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Dragon's Teeth

Advanced air-strike capabilities catch analysts’ attention and boost market for new fighters

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Succession Plans

After a decade of disarray, the Russian air force could finally have a credible fighter program

By ALEXEY KOMAROV,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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No Show

BEIJING South Korea will extend the deadline for bids to supply 20 fighters after the international industry failed to take seriously the supposed competition by the committed F-15 operator. With Boeing’s F-15K such an obvious candidate, no proposals arrived from the other three companies that the Defense Ministry had named as potential bidders:
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Compass Reading

China launches satellite that is to eliminate need for GPS

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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Spatial Awareness

London looking to benefit from NASA and ESA programs

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Back in Business

As private equity influence wanes, satellite operators turn again to space insurance market

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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Rough Seas

Lead systems integrators face grilling from Defense and Homeland Security officials

By MICHAEL BRUNO

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Critical Path

Airbus Military is treading a fine line as engine test schedule slips

By JORIS JANSSEN,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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'Threat Multiplier'

Military panel deems climate-change effects as a growing national security challenge

By FRANK MORRING

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