Space & Missile Defense Report
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UncategorizedLawmaker Floats Paying ULA To Keep Delta IV In Service
A key lawmaker June 26 floated the idea of paying United Launch Alliance (ULA) to keep its Delta IV rocket available for future national security space launches, in contrast to […]
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OmniEarth Experiences Growth Due To California Water Regulations, Executive Says
Government regulations are driving growth at analytics provider OmniEarth, including California’s ham-handed implementation of its new water use regulations, according to a company executive. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in […]
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Defense Department, Intelligence Agencies to Establish a New Space Operations Center
The Defense Department and federal intelligence agencies are standing up a space operations center that will be functional in six months, the deputy defense secretary said June 23. “We’re going […]
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SMDR for Mon. June 22, 2015
- Senate Appropriators Approve Nearly $344 Million Cut To Commercial Crew
- Airbus Provides Skynet Communications to Norway
- NASA Issues RFP For Venture Class Launch Services
- McCain Downplays Significance Of NASA Continuing Payments To Russia For ISS Trips
- Facing Challenges, STRATCOM Hopes to Ramp Up Installation of AEHF
- House Appropriators Approve Big Cut To Air Force AEHF, Slash New Air Force One Funding
- Missile Manufacturers Will Fight For European Air Defense Contracts
- In FY ’16 Defense Bill, Senate Appropriators Increase Funding for Aviation, Shipbuilding
- South Korea Requests $1.91 Billion In Aegis Combat System
- MEADS International Believes Germany’s MEADS Selection First Of Many Worldwide
- U.S.-Japan Cooperative Conducts Successful SM-3 Block IIA Missile Flight Test
- MDA’s Todorov Calls For Refocus On RDT&E
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MDA’s Todorov Calls For Refocus On RDT&E
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) needs to re-focus on its “seed corn” of research, test, development and evaluation (RDT&E) while facing increasing demands for procurement, according to its deputy director. […]
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U.S.-Japan Cooperative Conducts Successful SM-3 Block IIA Missile Flight Test
The United States and Japan on June 6 successfully completed a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test, the first live fire of the SM-3 Block IIA missile, according to […]
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MEADS International Believes Germany’s MEADS Selection First Of Many Worldwide
MEADS International believes Germany’s selection of its Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) over Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot for its next-generation air and missile defense system will be the first of […]
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South Korea Requests $1.91 Billion In Aegis Combat System
The State Department approved a possible $1.91 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to South Korea for Aegis Combat Systems and associated equipment, parts and logistical support. The Defense Security […]
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In FY ’16 Defense Bill, Senate Appropriators Increase Funding for Aviation, Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee this morning passed its fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill, which adds 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 10 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, a Joint High Speed Vessel […]
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Missile Manufacturers Will Fight For European Air Defense Contracts
Raytheon [RTN] officials have vowed to continue supporting Germany’s Patriot missile batteries, despite learning earlier the week of June 8 the company lost a bid to provide Germany with its […]