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Three panels of experts put down critics’ allegations that missile defense programs don’t work or have other shortcomings, allegations that are being used by some leaders in Washington to underpin […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] will use the relatively low cost of the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) to help sell it to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Congress in […]

NASA needs sufficient funding, and the financial support must be stable rather than riding a volatile roller coaster of peaks and valleys, an industry leader said. Otherwise, the American space […]

The Aerospace Industries Association once again criticized export controls on sensitive technologies that might have military applications, saying those controls harm the space industrial base. AIA President and CEO Marion […]

Robert W. Cobb, the long-embattled NASA inspector general, resigned under pressure from several Senate and House lawmakers who earlier had slammed his performance in office and requested that he be […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized several space programs on cost and other criteria. They were among many defense procurement programs that have run a combined total $296 billion over […]

By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates will announce budget recommendations today that would result in a "fundamental shift in direction" for the department if implemented, the Pentagon press secretary […]

By Emelie Rutherford Alabama’s Republican senators blocked a Senate vote on confirming Ashton Carter to the post of Pentagon acquisition chief last week because they said they are waiting for […]

The Senate on Thursday evening by voice vote confirmed Jane Holl Lute to become the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the second most senior official at the department. Lute is […]

Boeing ABL: No More Planes; Boeing GMD: No More Interceptors; Boeing EMD: Coasting On Old Funds Gates Plan Cuts 14 Percent Of MDA Funds; Aegis-Standard Missile Program Does Well, As […]