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SpaceGov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to contentious issues including […]
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Space
EADS NA Expands Space Product Activities In U.S.
EADS North America last week said that it has expanded the company’s space and related product activities in the United States, supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia. The […]
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Space
Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Destroys UAV, Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
Raytheon‘s [RTN] Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system recently successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, […]
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Space
Israel Makes First Rocket Intercept Using Iron Dome
Israel yesterday intercepted an enemy rocket headed toward the city of Ashkelon, 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement. The intercept marked the […]
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Raytheon To Begin LRIP Deliveries Of New Radar For P-8
By Carlo Munoz Defense firm Raytheon [RTN] are set to begin low-rate initial production of its new maritime radar system for the Navy’s next-generation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft by […]
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Space
Obering: Navy Dependence On SM-3 Missile System Could Delay European BMD Plans
The Navy’s overreliance on the Raytheon [RTN]-built SM-3 system as the backbone for its ballistic missile defense strategy in Europe could delay White House plans to have a viable BMD […]
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Navy Defends Plans For Just 16 Missile Tubes On Next Boomer
By Emelie Rutherford A top Navy official stood by the service’s decision to outfit the next-generation ballistic-missile submarine with 16 missile tubes, amid reports that US. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) advocated […]
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Space
Boeing Network And Space Systems Execs See Volatility, Opportunity
Boeing‘s [BA] Network and Space Systems business is working to keep its “tools sharp” to be competitive as opportunities come up in a volatile marketplace, the sector president said. “It’s […]
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New Laser-Based Weapon For Navy Fleet Protection Operations In The Works
By Carlo Munoz Program officials at BAE Systems are fine-tuning a new directed energy-based concept designed to take out small, fast moving targets that could evade other defense systems on […]
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Space
Air Force Hopeful New EELV Approach Good For Lockheed-Boeing Team
The Air Force secretary said he hopes the government’s new unified approach to buying the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) will help both taxpayers and United Launch Alliance (ULA). The […]