Missile Defense
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BudgetDoD Seeks Funding Shift To Boost Missile Defense
The Department of Defense has asked Congress to approve shifting $416 million in previously approved funds to beef up missile defenses and other anti-missile efforts, a DoD official said Sept. […]
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SpacePence To Visit NASA’s Marshall Center
Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump’s point man for space, was scheduled to visit NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., late Sept. 25 to receive an update […]
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ArmyArmy Demonstrates Remote Launch Capability In PAC-3 MSE Test
The Army last weekend successfully tested its latest Patriot missile interceptor in a remote launch configuration, a first for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE), Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported on […]
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Business/FinancialBush Touts Improved Affordability, Enhanced Competitiveness As Drivers In Orbital ATK Deal
Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] proposed $7.8 billion acquisition of Orbital ATK [OA] will drive improved affordability for its customers, strengthen its competitiveness in a number of areas such as space and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Conducts Third Successful AMDR Test
The Navy last week said it successfully conducted a third air and ballistic missile defense flight test set with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) on Thursday off […]
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BudgetThornberry Predicts CR But More Money For Missile Defense
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said he thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through December and could add additional money for […]
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Budget
Thornberry Predicts CR But More Money For Missile Defense
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said he thinks Congress will pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through December and could add additional money for […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $614 Million Modification For 17 SM-3 Block IIAs, Decreasing Contract Value
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $614 million modification to produce 17 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA missiles and other associated work, reducing the overall contract overall […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Completes Second SM-6 Medium Range Missile Intercept Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted its second successful missile defense flight and intercept test of a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) against a medium-range ballistic missile (MBRB) off the coast of […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Looking Into Common Boost Vehicle For Midcourse Defense System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is beginning to start market research to explore the possibility of using a next-generation Common Boost Vehicle (CBV) for its Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors, […]