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Thales Sponsors USO-Metro Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs Benefit

August 9, 2007 / MILSATCOM

Thales Communications, Inc. once again joins the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) to help support our troops and their families at the 4th annual Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs USO Benefit on September 21, 2007! The Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs benefit, with guest master of ceremonies Pat Sajak, is an evening full of opportunities to network and win at the Roulette Wheel, Texas Hold ’em, Blackjack, and Craps table. All proceeds support USO-Metro.

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Services Speak Space

August 4, 2007 / National Security Programs

Headquarters Air Force Space Command was the location for an assemblage of some 70 senior leaders and experts from across the Services, joint agencies and Intelligence Community to discuss what lays ahead for Operationally Responsive Space. A clearly defined joint process for identifying and developing ORS requirements and capabilities was the objective of the conference.

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Down Under Defense Forces Join In With Boeing’s WGS System

July 29, 2007 / MILSATCOM

Joint Project 2008—sounds intriguing, and it certainly is… for this is a new acquisition plan by the Australian government that will find the “down under” military joining with the U.S. military’s new satellite system. For their share of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system, the Australian cabinet has earmarked $2 billion, according to an article in The Australian online news site, bylined by Mark Dodd.

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Award Winning General Receives Hartinger Medal

July 28, 2007 / Military & Defense

The Hartinger Medal is presented annually to the person selected by NDIA Rocky Mountain Chapter members to the individual who has made a significant contribution to the military space mission of the United States. From the Los Angeles Air Force Base, Lt. Gen. Michael Hemel, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, was the recipient this year at the National Defense Industrial Association Rocky Mountain Chapter Ball in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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General Dynamics Satellite Records Plenty Of Plume

July 25, 2007 / Missile Warning & Defense

You may recall we reported on the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite test that was going to be conducted earlier this month at Vandenburg AFB in California for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The test has been conducted and was successful—NFIRE collected images of a launched boosting missile that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite.

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Contract Ensures Canaveral Looked After…

July 25, 2007 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Directly supporting the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida is Computer Sciences Raytheon (CSR). The company has supported the Eastern Range since 1988 and was formed as a joint venture partnership by Computer Sciences Corporation and Raytheon Technical Services Company.

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Unique Alliance Could Offer Solution For Safer Air Flight

July 23, 2007 / Military & Defense

Probably one of the most exceptional alliances you’d ever expect to hear to hear about was one that finds Raytheon and XM Satellite Radio as the best of buds as they go all out and bid on a contract to re tune air traffic control (ATC) in the United States. The Boston Globe is reporting the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) will award the contract for this makeover shortly, perhaps as early as next week.

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