June 23, 2008

June 23, 2008

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World News & Analysis

Tanker Turn About

By AMY BULLER,ROBERT WALL,MICHAEL MECHAM10 min

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Airbag Backup

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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Big Boost

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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Tanker Turn About

USAF's management missteps in KC-135 replacement program called a 'black eye'

By AMY BULLER,ROBERT WALL,MICHAEL MECHAM10 min

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Airbag Backup

Orion designing partial airbags for 'contingency land landing'

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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Big Boost

France targets increase in space and airlift to reduce urgent capability gap

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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Memory Overload

Fast action by Phoenix controllers smoothes data flow from Mars. Ice evidence grows.

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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Irish Stew

Irish 'no' vote and U.K. uncertainties threaten success of French NATO gambit

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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Priming Poseidon

SEATTLE The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is nearing completion, incorporating several design changes that should help it meet its range requirement. The modified 737 is facing some weight-target “challenges,” concedes a program official, adding that the first aircraft won’t be weighed for several months when the mission system is installed.

By P-8A submarine hunter sports changes from early design,ROBERT WALL,ANDY NATIVI4 min

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Trial By Fire

Deployed troops could see first Fire Shadows in 2010

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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Third Time Lucky

Saudi interest in additional Typhoons could solve U.K. Tranche 3 dilemma

By DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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Dual-defense

Israel takes further steps on David's Sling, Iron Dome projects

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Continental Divide

PARIS WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO The repercussions in Europe to a new U.S. Air Force refueler competition could be huge and cascade well beyond defense industrial ties. Access to the European defense market for U.S. companies could be one of the first areas where the GAO decision will leave its mark.

By ROBERT WALL,AMY BUTLER,MICHAEL MECHAM3 min

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