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UncategorizedMDA Successfully Performs Three-Of-Four Missile Defense Tests
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Saturday successfully performed three-of-four intercepts during a complex operational flight test of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), according to an agency statement. A […]
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SpaceNASA Team Finds Three Possible Root Causes To Orbital ATK Antares Failure
A NASA team was unable to isolate a single technical root cause for Orbital ATK’s [OA] Antares launch failure, but instead found three credible technical root causes (TRC), of which […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch
Marine Drones. Marines love the capabilities provided by small, tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS), but the service is beginning to consider acquiring a large, so-called Group 5 UAS to provide […]
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Air ForceLaunch Pad Water Suppression Issue Delays GPS IIF-11 Launch Until Oct. 31
The Air Force Friday morning delayed the launch of its 11th satellite in the Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-11) from Friday until Saturday, according to a service statement. […]
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InternationalFinnish Air Force Officials Visit F-35 Facility
FORT WORTH, Texas–Finnish Air Force officials visited Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35 facility here Wednesday, ostensibly to evaluate future fighter jet procurement options as part of its HX program. A pair […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Names Babione F-35 Program Leader
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday announced Jeff Babione will become executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, effective Jan. 1. Babione succeeds Lorraine Martin, who has been […]
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PentagonLockheed Martin ‘Bullish’ On Long Range Discrimination Radar 2020 Goal
A key Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive is “bullish” on the company meeting a 2020 operational testing (OT) goal for its newly awarded Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program. Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceDoD Completes F-35 Block 3i Software Mission System Testing
The Defense Department has completed all F-35 block 3i software mission system testing and intends on delivering the software block to the field by January, according to Pentagon’s F-35 chief. […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
Justifying Big M&A. Lockheed Martin Chief Marillyn Hewson says that there is “no evidence to support” recent assertions by Pentagon Acquisition Executive Frank Kendall that large scale mergers and acquisitions […]
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Air ForceGAO Denies Lockheed Martin Protest Of NIISSC Contract Award
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday denied Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] protest of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support […]