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SpaceAir Force, MDA Ink Agreement On New Ballistic Missile Program
The Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of a next-generation ballistic missile interceptor, a senior industry executive said recently. Edward […]
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Space
Air Force Transfers SBSS Control To Operators
The Air Force has transferred Satellite Control Authority of the SBSS Block 10 satellite to the 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Operations Group at Schriever AFB, Colo., officials said recently. […]
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Space
Key GPS III Flight Software Milestone Complete
The next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed its first major flight software integration milestone at prime contractor Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] software integration laboratory in […]
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Space
Priority: Getting Back To Flight Testing, Boeing GMD Official Says
There is still no resolution of what caused a Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) interceptor to fail to hit its ballistic missile target over the Pacific in December, though officials from […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Plans ‘Bolder’ Acquisitions Amid Market Changes, Havenstein Says
By Calvin Biesecker SAIC [SAI] is taking a more aggressive approach to acquisitions as market growth concentrates in certain areas and other companies divest assets to reshape their businesses, creating […]
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InternationalVector Aerospace, EADS, Confirm Exclusive Discussions
From Toronto, Canada and Leiden, the Netherlands, Vector Aerospace Corp. [RNO] and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) separately confirm they have entered into an exclusivity agreement. Any […]
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International
U.S. Supports Japan Aid Mission With Surveillance Efforts
The U.S. Air Force is using reconnaissance assets such as the unmanned Global Hawk aircraft to gather critical intelligence over Japanese airspace in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami […]
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International
MEADS Program Plans Tests, System Integration Begins
Two flight tests are potentially planned for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), as the first program elements enter integration test, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said yesterday. […]
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International
Navy EW Plane Makes Combat Debut Over Libya
The EA-18G Growler electronic warfare plane participated in its first combat missions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn over Libya, according to the Navy’s top officer. The Growler, built by […]
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International
MoD Scientists Developing Technology For Safer Helicopter Brownout Landings
The U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), with Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland, is developing technology designed to help helicopter pilots land more safely and efficiently in Afghanistan in whirling clouds of […]