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Rich Abott
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UncategorizedAir Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-9
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the service’s ninth Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-9) March 25 at 2:36 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral […]
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NASA Cites James Webb Space Telescope Progress As Program Enters Challenging Phase
NASA has 10 months of funded schedule reserve on James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as the program enters a challenging phase, key stakeholders testified March 24. NASA Associate Administrator for […]
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Sequestration, Evolving Threat, Could Lead To Overmatch, Missile Defense Officials Say
Sequestration is putting missile defense–both homeland and regional defense–in jeopardy, and could lead to future overmatch, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) told the House Armed Services Committee […]
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Sequestration Would Critically Impact Vital New Programs, MDA Director Says
If sequestration returns in fiscal year 2016, it would impact new programs vital to protecting the nation, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director told the Senate Appropriations defense panel March […]
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Rogers Vows To Maintain Heavy Launch Capability Until Falcon Heavy Certification
A key lawmaker vowed to maintain a United States heavy launch capability to avoid a gap between the retirement of United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Delta IV rocket and the potential […]
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SpaceX Responds To NASA’s CRS-2 RFP
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) “most definitely” responded to NASA’s second Cargo Resupply Services program (CRS-2), company President and CEO Gwynne Shotwell said March 17. According to a request for […]
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Bridenstine Vows To Fund Air Force’s Pathfinder 2 COMSATCOM Program
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) vowed March 16 to find funding for the Air Force’s commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) “Pathfinder 2” program, which he said was not funded in the service’s […]
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DDI for Fri., March 27, 2015
- NATO Nominates French Air Force General To Top Transformation Post
- The Netherlands Requests $1.05 Billion In CH-47F Cargo Helicopters
- Airbus Defense Division Selling Aerospace Engineering Unit
- RUAG To Develop Protection Systems For Belgium and Austrian Pandur I Fleets
- Canada Selected Northrop Grumman To Provide Infrared Countermeasure System For Chinooks
- Raytheon, Poland’s MESKO, To Collaborate, Share Advanced Defense Tech
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Raytheon, Poland’s MESKO, To Collaborate, Share Advanced Defense Tech
Raytheon [RTN] March 26 said it signed its second Letter of Intent with MESKO, Poland’s leading missile and ammunition manufacturer. The areas of cooperation will focus on Raytheon’s solutions for […]
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Canada Selected Northrop Grumman To Provide Infrared Countermeasure System For Chinooks
The Royal Canadian Air Force selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide infrared missile protection countermeasures on its fleet of CH-14F Chinooks, the company said March 25. The company is to […]