Despite delay, navy is committed to satellite communication program

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The Pentagon's fiscal year 2005 budget request reported the reliability of Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and Navy on the Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and would receive $571.1 million, far less than the $790.5 million anticipated in the 2004 budget. Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are competing for system development and demonstration contract award in the potentially $8 billion MUOS program.

United States, Defense programs, United States. Department of Defense, Defence programs

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Royal navy combatant decommissioning plans confirmed

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British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has confirmed that the Royal Navy would decommission a number of major surface combatants from its fleet to overcome a $2.04 million deficit in operational costs for 2004. Possible new homes for the decommissioned vessels include Argentina, Bangladesh, Thailand, Brazil, Ecuador, Portugal, and Chile.

United Kingdom, Financial management, Finance, Hoon, Geoff, United Kingdom. Royal Navy, Company financing

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Turnabout in Taipei

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The sudden change in Taiwan's defense preparedness as it reduces defense expenditure and conscription and postpones decision on an arms buy from the US at a time when China continues its military buildup is perplexing. A study of the ethnically divided domestic Taiwan politics may provide some answers.

Taiwan, International politics, Military policy

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