Space
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SpaceGroup Recommends Steps to Safeguard Space
The Union of Concerned Scientists has identified steps the Obama administration should take to safeguard U.S. satellites and protect space. A report released Nov. 15, “Securing the Skies,” finds that […]
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Companies Submit Bids For Next-Gen Aegis
By Marina Malenic Four companies recently submitted bids for the Missile Defense Agency‘s next-generation Aegis ballistic missile interceptor, currently planned for fielding in 2020. Aegis provides early intercept capability against […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers MICS Hardware Essential For MEADS Integration
By B.C. Kessner Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently delivered the first two intra-fire unit message routing subsystems essential to Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Internal Communications Subsystem (MICS) hardware components […]
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Raytheon to Pitch Fixed-Price Deal In Effort To Save SLAMRAAM
By Marina Malenic The prime contractor for a next-generation Army short-range air defense program is preparing to propose integration of a lower-cost alternative interceptor missile into the system to save […]
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BAE Introduces Boldstroke DIRCM for Aircraft Survivability
By B.C Kessner BAE Systems recently unveiled its Boldstroke directable infrared countermeasures suite (DIRCM), a new integrated aircraft survivability system designed to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles and other evolving […]
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Navy Completes 1st Test of New Warhead for Tomahawk Block IV Missile
The Navy completed recently the first live test of the Joint Multi-Effects Warhead System (JMEWS), meeting all performance objectives for the new warhead for the Tomahawk Block IV tactical cruise […]
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MBDA Launches Production of 1st SIMBAD-RC Prototype
MBDA said it has “frozen the general definition” of its navalized, anti-air SIMBAD-RC turret, and that production of the first prototype launched at the end of summer 2010 will be […]
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Boeing Launches 4th Earth-Observation Satellite for Italy
Boeing [BA] on Nov. 5 successfully launched the last in a series of four SkyMed spacecraft for the Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO). “We are […]
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MBDA Signs Cooperation Agreement With Italy’s CIRA
MBDA Italy and the Italian Centre for Aerospace Research (CIRA) last week announced they have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at advancing in the most effective way the operational skills […]
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U.K. Looks Beyond Fighters Jets To Missiles, UCAVs In JSF Buy Cut
By Marina Malenic Next generation combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and long-range missiles will soon replace the United Kingdom’s fighter fleet, a top British military official said last week. “We […]