http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:28 EST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, coming to the United States for a Group of 20 Nations summit confronting economic issues, backed off from their prior harsh comments about the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system, according to new reports. The United States... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25900.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST A senior Chinese military officer said if China acquires an aircraft carrier or two, it will merely be to protect the Chinese homeland, not to project power across the globe, according to news reports. U.S. Department of Defense leaders already are demanding to know why China is acquiring strategic... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25901.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Chances are that funding may be cut for the Transformational Satellite Program, or TSAT, along with some other defense programs that may go under the knife in the impending administration of President-elect Obama, a report asserts. The report dated last week was published by the Center for Strategic &... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25905.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST But Missile Defense Generally, And The Airborne Laser Especially, Will Face Close Obama Scrutiny While some military analysts have voiced concerns that President-elect Obama will slash defense spending deeply when he takes office, a new study says that may not be so, except for likely cuts in missile defense... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25906.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Iran is moving ahead solidly with construction of a little-noticed heavy water reactor, a new study by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) discloses. If Iran can succeed in obtaining some smuggled components for the facility, it can be completed, the ISIS study concluded. The study... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25907.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Medvedev Tests The Mettle Of A New American President, Announcing Russian Missiles To Be Stationed In Kaliningrad Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in his first state of the nation address before the Russian Federal Assembly, lashed out at U.S. plans to build a European Missile Defense (EMD) system and... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25702.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Backgrounder: Analysts Predicting Plunging Revenues May Be Proven Wrong Multiple Ways Pundits are saying that President-elect Barack Obama will have a tough time righting the economy, handling two simultaneous wars, and fulfilling myriad campaign promises, because the weakening economy means federal revenues... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25703.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the SASC ranking Republican, will be returning in the next... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25705.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the tiny Middle Eastern nation isn't ruling out any option as it faces a growing Iranian threat, Xinhua news agency reported. He also told the top American diplomat that Israel wouldn't recommend that other nations take... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25706.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Don't miss your opportunity to learn, network and profit. Attend Defense Daily's Open Architecture Summit on November 18 in Washington, DC... http://www.viasatellite.com/military/govt/25710.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST