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CBO Estimates FY10 Deficit
FI WASHINGTON EDITOR - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the FY10 deficit to be $1.3 trillion. This represents 8.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), the second highest shortfall as a share of GDP since...
　

Purchases of USQ-140 Look Solid
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Forecast International projects that defense departments worldwide will purchase more than 1,300 USQ-140 terminals in the years ahead. The USQ-140 is a military data link terminal that provides data and voice...
　

CRS Highlights Marine Corps EFV Concerns
WASHINGTON - A recent report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) highlights the challenges facing the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), as well as the tough questions that lie ahead for Congress. The...
　

Taiwan Developing its Own Unmanned Aircraft
TAIPEI - Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said the nation needs its own unmanned air vehicles to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Work on UAVs is under way at the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and...
　

Air Force Chief Warns of Future Budget Pressures
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said during a recent National Press Club luncheon that the service will face increasing pressure in the future due to limited budget maneuverability. The government's...
　

Udvar-Hazy Doubts Benefits of Re-engining A320 and 737
PARIS - The French daily, La Tribune, reported on Oct. 12 that famed aircraft leasing executive Steven Udvar-Hazy doubts that re-engining the current models of narrowbodies offered by Boeing and Airbus will offer significant...
　

Pakistanis Support for U.S. Air Strikes on Militants in Tribal Regions
WASHINGTON - Pakistanis are supportive of U.S. missile strikes on militants hiding in the nation's lawless tribal regions. Unmanned air vehicles are used to launch these missiles. The U.S. has escalated its air strikes on these...
　

Norway Briefed on F-35
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Norwegian Secretary of State Roger Ingebrigtsen visited Lockheed Martin's headquarters for a briefing on the F-35 program, according to a report released by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and translated by...
　

New Ships for Indian Navy
NEW DELHI - The Indian Navy has launched the INS Shakti, the second fleet tanker of the Deepak class. The lead ship of the class, the INS Deepak, is currently undergoing sea trials preceding delivery to the Indian Navy. She is...
　

Airbus Order Backlog Totals
TOULOUSE, France - As of September 30, the order backlog for Airbus totaled 3,436. Unfilled orders broken down by aircraft type were as follows: 10 for the A318, 255 for the A319, 1,806 for the A320, 217 for the A321, 387 for...
　

Boeing Order Backlog Totals
RENTON, Wash. - As of September 30, the order backlog for Boeing Commercial Airplanes totaled 3,401. Unfilled orders broken down by aircraft type were as follows: 2,127 for the 737, 109 for the 747, 53 for the 767, 265 for the...