Space
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SpacePanel To Scrutinize Obama’s Plans For Protecting Homeland From Missile Threat
A leading House lawmaker said recently he plans to scrutinize President Barack Obama’s plans for developing ground-based interceptors for the United States as a hedge in case Iranian missiles can […]
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Space
JAGM RFP Expected In Coming Weeks
ORLANDO–A final request for proposals (RFP) for a next-generation air-launched guided missile is expected in the coming weeks, according to one of the companies competing for the work. The Pentagon […]
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Space
SBIRS GEO-1 Passes Final Factory Test Ahead of May Launch
The Air Force has finished final installations on the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite of a new early missile warning system and successfully completed the spacecraft’s last factory confidence test before […]
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Space
AEHF-1 Upper Stage Failure Due To ‘Quality Issue,’ Air Force Says
ORLANDO–The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are in discussions regarding potential financial penalties for a “quality issue” that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit. Orbit-raising activities […]
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Space
U.S.-Israel Arrow Anti-Missile System Conducts Successful Intercept Test
The developmental Arrow missile defense system, a U.S.-Israeli joint venture, successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile during a flight test conducted last week, the U.S. government said in a press […]
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Space
Air Force Demos Comms Between FAB-T and Milstar
The Air Force has successfully demonstrated over-the-air, low-data-rate communication between an orbiting Milstar satellite and the Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminal (FAB-T), the service announced recently. The Jan. 26 […]
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Space
MDA FY ’12 Budget Request Would Complete Initial GMD Fielding
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requests $8.626 billion for fiscal year 2012 to fit plans to complete Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) initial fielding. The fiscal 2012 defense budget advances […]
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Space
DoD To Let MEADS Program ‘Run Out,’ Budget Official Says
The United States plans to end its participation in the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System at the end of the design and development (D&D) phase, Defense Department officials said. […]
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Space
NASA Supporters: New Spending Plan Does Not Jibe With Law
President Barack Obama proposed an $18.7 billion NASA budget for fiscal year 2012 recently that some supporters of the space agency said does not jibe with Congress’ wishes. The FY […]
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CongressNASA Supporters: New Spending Plan Does Not Jibe With Law
By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama proposed an $18.7 billion NASA budget for fiscal year 2012 yesterday that some supporters of the space agency said does not jibe with Congress’ […]