Space & Missile Defense Report

The next Missile Defense Agency budget may switch from a focus on items such as providing more Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors to "robust" other systems such as sea-based missile […]

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said that U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs must receive continued support. "We need to continue to support the programs" that form the layered […]

Endeavour Lands, Wrapping Up Record STS-123 Mission; Almost 16 Days In Space, 5 Spacewalks, 6.6 Million Miles Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed To 5:01 P.M. ET May 31 Because Weather […]

By Dave Ahearn Boeing [BA] is bidding on a mammoth $18 billion worth of work in the satellites area, including a $7 billion Transformational Satellite (TSAT) opportunity, a $2.5 billion […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is adding a data link to its AIM-9X Block I Sidewinder missile that will enable in-flight target updating of the missile, a Navy official said. […]

By Dave Ahearn The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will negotiate a sole-source contract for Boeing [BA] to continue leading the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program, according to an MDA notice Friday […]

MDA Deputy Director O’Reilly To Succeed Obering As Director Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, after providing stellar, sterling leadership for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) since 2004 that rescued […]

Space Shuttle Endeavour at 7:56 p.m. ET today will undock from the International Space Station (ISS), wrapping up a marathon 16-day mission that saw five spacewalks and myriad accomplishments. Endeavour […]