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Navy/USMCGAO Says Ford Carrier Cost Will Likely Increase
The Government Accountability Office issued a report this week predicting that the cost of the Navy’s first of the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN-78) of aircraft carriers will further rise […]
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UncategorizedIsrael Successfully Tests Barak-8 Missile Defense System
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) completed a successful test of the Barak-8 Air and Missile Defense System on Nov. 10, prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said. The Barak-8s […]
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UncategorizedAegis BMD Hits Three Targets In Simultaneous Test
The Pentagon’s sea-based ballistic missile defense system known as Aegis successfully took out a short range ballistic missile and two low flying cruise missiles during a test on Nov. 6 […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Lays Ground Work For Weather System Follow-On Procurement
The Air Force is laying the ground work for procurement of a new-start program called the Weather System Follow-On (WSF) with a Milestone A goal of fiscal year 2015. Air […]
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UncategorizedATK Sees Little Risk To Orbital’s Recovery Plan And Finances
ATK [ATK] President and CEO Mark DeYoung on Nov. 19 said his company and its board of directors believe that Orbital Sciences [ORB] has a sound recovery plan for NASA’s […]
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UncategorizedULA Could Have ‘Trades’ On Next-Generation Launch Vehicle Done By January
United Launch Alliance (ULA) could have internal tradeoffs done as early as January on what will go into its next-generation launch vehicle to pair with the company’s Blue Origin-developed engine, […]
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UncategorizedNOAA Moves Up JPSS-2 Launch By One Year
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved up by one year the launch of its second Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellite from fiscal year 2022 to a goal of […]
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UncategorizedNavy’s Third MUOS Satellite Delivered Ahead Of January Launch
The Navy’s third satellite in Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program has delivered to Cape Canaveral, Fla. ahead of plans to launch the bird in January, prime contractor Lockheed Martin […]
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UncategorizedDoD Wants Zero Orbital Debris Mitigation Exemptions By 2018
The Defense Department has a goal of eliminating exemptions to the federal government’s orbital debris mitigation standard practices by 2018, according to a key official. Office of the Secretary of […]
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UncategorizedGD Wins $254 Million Contract for LAV Reconnaissance Surveillance System Upgrade
General Dynamics [GD] Canada was awarded a $254 million contract for the provision and integration of an enhanced surveillance system on to Canadian LAV III Upgrade vehicles, called LAV 6.0. […]