May 19, 2008

May 19, 2008

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

CLEAN SLATE

By GUY NORRIS,ROBERT WALL

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Private Eyes

By AMY BUTLER

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Keeping Intelligence Grounded

By AMY BUTLER

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CLEAN SLATE

New questions emerge on single-aisle replacement after Boeing ditches 737RS design study

By GUY NORRIS,ROBERT WALL

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Private Eyes

Secret satellite program raises concerns for the future of commercial remote-sensing

By AMY BUTLER

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Keeping Intelligence Grounded

WASHINGTON As the Pentagon and intelligence community sort through the requirements for a new electro-optical overhead imaging system, planners are turning their attention to the search for new ways to quickly disseminate such intelligence to users on the ground.

By AMY BUTLER

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Slogging Into the Gap

Constellation program slips an Orion review as rocket engine test concludes on schedule

By FRANK MORRING, JR.

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Fire and Ice

Phoenix lander will use mini-labs to search for evidence that life could exist on Mars

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Target America

Finmeccanica's deal could spark more European shopping in U.S. defense market

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO,GRAHAM WARWICK,ANDY NATIVI

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Hands Full

COLUMBUS, MISS. While Finmeccanica was sealing its deal to acquire DRS, its European rival in the U.S.-EADS North America-is seemingly consumed by Boeing’s campaign to win back its lost efforts to build refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force.

By AMY BUTLER

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Persistent Presence

Trial proves' design concept of next-gen U.K. loitering weapon system

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

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First Choices

Ottawa to double defense spending but still faces tough funding decisions

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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AIR TRANSPORT

Business Focus

China downplays competitive threat to Airbus, Boeing from its commercial venture BEIJING China will push its new civil aircraft company to operate commercially, even though the manufacturer will surely need some kind of subsidy to get its proposed large airliner to market.

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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