Space
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SpacePhalanx Exceeds Objectives In Live Fire Demo
Raytheon [RTN] and Oshkosh Corp. [OSK], partnering with the Army and Navy, said they proved the maneuverability, integration and performance of the Mobile Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (MLPWS) during a […]
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Space
MDA Awards Raytheon $43 Million For TPY-2 Radar Development
Raytheon [RTN] last week said it was awarded a $43 million contract modification by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue developing the common X-Band capability software and modeling and […]
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Space
STSS Demo Satellites Show ‘Force Multiplier’ Capability In Aegis Test
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites recently showed the ability of the space-based sensors to maximize defended areas through earlier tracking of missiles, thus […]
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Space
Raytheon Validates Readiness With SLAMRAAM Test Firing From New Platform
By B.C. Kessner Raytheon [RTN] last week said its Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) successfully completed a second ballistic test vehicle firing, this time from a new […]
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Space
Air Force Awards ATK $4.5 Million HARM Modification
ATK [ATK] last week said it was awarded a $4.5-million contract from the Air Force for the limited production phase of the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Control Section Modification (HCSM) […]
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Space
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Studies Contract
NASA has awarded Pratt & Whitney [UTX] Rocketdyne a contract worth about $622,000 to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies and affordability, […]
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Space
MEADS International Names New Officials On Tri-National Air Defense Program
The Board of Directors of MEADS International (MI) recently named David Berganini as the new president. MEADS International is the transatlantic joint venture undertaken by the United States, Germany and […]
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Space
SBIRS GEO-1 Progresses Toward Spring Launch
By Marina Malenic The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully completed a Final Integrated System Test of the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, verifying the spacecraft’s performance and functionality in […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests IR&D GMLRS+
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it successfully launched an internally-developed Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Plus (GMLRS+) rocket in a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The GMLRS+ rocket, […]
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Space
LFK Delivers First MEADS Launcher For System Integration
Lenkflugkorpersyteme GmbH (LFK) (MBDA Deutschland) recently said it delivered the first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) launcher to MEADS International as part of the U.S., German and Italian air […]