Space
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SpaceLockheed Martin Completes Formal Testing of 2nd-Gen Aegis BMD Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently demonstrated the second generation of its Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability in a formal U.S. Navy test event. “This milestone represents the continuing evolution of […]
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Space
New Start Treaty Calls For More Intensive Inspection, Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) pending in the Senate calls for tougher, “eyes on” verification, a senior State Department official said. “This treaty…has a more […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman Plans Bid On $850 Million MDA Sim Framework
By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it plans to bid as prime contractor in the competition for the potential $850 million Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework […]
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Space
NASA Awards Boeing $1.24B Extension to ISS Sustainment Contract
Boeing [BA] recently said that NASA has awarded the company a $1.24 billion extension over a five-year period to the International Space Station (ISS) contract for sustaining engineering. “Boeing’s knowledge […]
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Space
Boeing Completes Harpoon Work With Danish Navy
Boeing [BA] said it has successfully completed an industrial cooperation program associated with follow-on support of the Harpoon weapon system for the Royal Danish Navy. “This milestone was made possible […]
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Space
ITT Successfully Demonstrates Its IRCM Anti-Missile System
ITT [ITT] has demonstrated the capabilities of a fully integrated airborne Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) system during a recent simulated missile attack, the company reported. “This successful test shows our system […]
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Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Completes First FMTV Launcher Test Firing
Raytheon‘s [RTN] SLAMRAAM (Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) system successfully participated in a ballistic test vehicle (BTV) firing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. “We continue to partner […]
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Space
MEADS Program Submits Life Cycle Cost Estimate
By Ann Roosevelt MEADS International has turned in the Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) to the three partner nations–the United States, Germany […]
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Space
Sweden Signs Production Order Contract for Meteor Missile
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on 17 Sept. signed a production order contract with United Kingdom MOD regarding the Meteor missile. With the Meteor missile the JAS39 Gripen system […]
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Space
ITT Successfully Demonstrates Its IRCM Anti-Missile System
ITT [ITT] has demonstrated the capabilities of a fully integrated airborne Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) system during a recent simulated missile attack, the company reported. The tests simulated a complete engagement […]