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Is It Better to Renovate or Move? Here’s What Real Estate Experts Think
Buying a home is probably among the biggest investments you’ll ever make, and yet for many of us, the process still involves a fair amount of compromise. Your house may not have your dream kitchen or …
Boeing’s defense unit logs massive $2 billion in losses for third quarter
WASHINGTON — Boeing’s defense unit will take $2 billion in losses on fixed-price contracts when it reports its third quarter results later this month, the company disclosed today, bringing total defen…
The numbers show the economy is doing great. Why isn’t public perception catching up?
The numbers show the economy is doing great. Why isn’t public perception catching up? NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Bloomberg economics reporter Amara Omeokwe about the disconnect between economic num…
Canada, UK collaborate on nanosat for South Pole space monitoring
WASHINGTON — The UK and Canadian defense ministries are planning a joint on-orbit demonstration to keep eyes on satellites and space junk whizzing over the South Pole as part of an ongoing Canadian pi…
Army eyeing commercial drones as Shadow ‘gap’ filler
AUSA 2024 — The US Army’s decision to shelve its entire RQ-7B Shadow fleet has created a capability gap for soldiers that previously relied on those drones for reconnaissance and surveillance operatio…
Tiltrotor: The need for speed & range in response to global threats
The United States (U.S.) Army recently decided to modernize its medium vertical lift fleet with the selection of Bell’s V-280 Valor, a next generation tiltrotor incorporating over 70 years of experien…
‘A lot … at once’: Army cyber and network officials take stock 1 year after organizational shuffle
WASHINGTON — It’s been a little over a year since the Army took its three network and cyber Program Executive Offices, rearranged their teams, and emerged with two new offices, ideally set to meet the…
EXCLUSIVE: L3Harris, Embraer no longer working together to pitch C-390 to US
WASHINGTON — A partnership between American defense contractor L3Harris and Brazil’s Embraer to bring the latter’s C-390 Millenium to the US market has fallen apart, the CEO of Embraer’s defense busin…
Residents in hurricane-affected states are complaining of ‘price gouging.’ What is it?
Residents in hurricane-affected states are complaining of ‘price gouging.’ What is it? Price gouging is both difficult to define and difficult to counter. Business Residents in hurricane-affected sta…