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3 hrs ago | WDBO-AM Orlando

Ga. firm to display jets at Singapore Air Show

Executives of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. says the Savannah-based company will display three of its business jet models at this year's Singapore Air Show.

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Related Topix: Gulfstream Aerospace, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream G150, Gulfstream Aircraft

7 hrs ago | Business Journal

Raytheon receives $39.6M Navy missile contract

Raytheon was awarded a $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy for this year to produce a version of an air-to-air missile carried aboard fighter aircraft.

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Related Topix: US Navy, Raytheon

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Reuters

UPDATE 1-Canada's Bombardier not selling air unit stake to China firm

Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc on Wednesday flatly denied a media report that it could sell a stake in its commercial aviation unit to the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China.

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Related Topix: Bombardier, North America, Canada, World News, Stephen Harper

The Daily Townsman

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

Bombardier Inc. . Transportation equipment. Up nine cents, or 1.93 per cent, at $4.75 on 8,862,715 shares.

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Related Topix: Bombardier, Canadian Natural Resources, Energy, Oil & Gas

Tajikistan News.Net

British firm mulls price cut for Indian defence order

British aerospace major BAE Systems is mulling to lower its Eurofighter Typhoon price in a bid to win back a 7 billion pound Indian defence contract from the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Aircraft, Eurofighter Aircraft, Eurofighter Typhoon, Military Aircraft, Dassault Rafale, Dassault Aircraft

Business North

Aerospace industry spreads its wings

The Twin Ports' aerospace industry, which struggled to stay healthy during the prolonged recession, has hit a home run.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Cirrus SR22, Cirrus Aircraft, AAR, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Duluth, MN

Ottawa Business Journal

No obvious suitors for RIM: analysts

Research In Motion may not have many suitors at home or abroad especially with Prime Minister Stephen Harper's comments that he would like to see the BlackBerry maker remain a Canadian company, analysts said.

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Related Topix: Research in Motion, Telecom, Computers, Research In Motion, Stephen Harper, North America, Canada, World News, IT Services, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, Retail, Household Products, Media Arts Group

Bend Bulletin

Aging Cold War spy plane may fly beyond retirement

Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.

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Related Topix: Aircraft, Lockheed U-2, Lockheed Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin, Palmdale, CA, US Military, US Air Force

Shields Gazette

Yard boss warns of more job cuts is navy deal is lost

A SOUTH Tyneside shipyard boss has warned of the "significant" threat to jobs ahead if a major defence contract is lost.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems

Buffalo News

Astronics profits rise 16 percent

Astronics Corp.'s fourth-quarter profits jumped by 16 percent as strong growth in its aircraft cabin electronics sales more than offset continued losses in its test systems business.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Astronics

RedOrbit

Sierra Nevada Delivers Flight Test Vehicle...

One of NASA's industry partners, Sierra Nevada Corp. , recently delivered the primary structure of its first Dream Chaser flight test vehicle to the company's facility in Louisville, Colo., where it will be assembled and integrated with secondary systems.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Sierra Nevada, Louisville, CO, Science / Technology, Space, NASA

KDVR

Ford won't bid to replace military Humvees

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it had decided not to participate in a new Pentagon competition to replace the U.S. military's fleet of workhorse Humvee vehicles.

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Related Topix: Raytheon, US Military, US Army, US Marine Corps

Mon Feb 06, 2012

International Business Times

Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet under renewed pressure

Key U.S. senators raised fresh questions about Lockheed Martin Corp's $382 billion F-35 fighter program on Monday as the Pentagon's top weapons buyer underscored deep flaws in the way the multinational arms program was set up from the start.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, John McCain, Republican

Jerusalem Post

Elbit unveils camouflage detector

Will the IDF soon be able to better identify enemy targets hidden by camouflage? On Monday, Elbit Systems unveiled a hyper-spectral payload with revolutionary intelligence capabilities that can be installed and used by the company's Hermes 450 and 900 unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Elbit Systems

Patch.com

Meeting to Teach Public About Approval Process

The public will have a chance to learn more about the approval process for the proposed Honeywell redevelopment at the Wedensday, Feb.

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Related Topix: Honeywell International

KRNV-TV Reno

Manufacturer touts line for submarine air systems

Aerospace components maker Hamilton Sundstrand says a new manufacturing line that produces an atmosphere monitoring system for submarines will be more affordable to manufacture and maintain.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Hamilton Sundstrand, US Military, US Navy, US News

YourObserver

East County-Court upholds teacher suspension

The Second District Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by the Manatee County School Board to suspend a local high school teacher.

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Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Willis Lease Finance, Leasing, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

Mashable

Honeywell Sues Nest Labs Over Thermostat Tech

When Nest Labs launched a round, self-adjusting thermostat built more like an iPhone than an appliance , we didn't think we'd seen anything like it.

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Related Topix: Honeywell International

Computing.co.uk

BAE Systems selects Logica for six-year HR services contract

Defence company BAE Systems has selected technology services company Logica to provide HR services for its UK employees in a six-year deal.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Outsourcing

UPI

Economic Outlook: Stimulus game

This is, of course, the new stimulus package, put together through the judicial system, rather than the legislative process.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, General Electric

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