Space
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SpaceShift In European Missile Defense Plan Opens Door For New Uses For Ship-Based BMD
By Geoff Fein The administration’s decision to shift its missile defense policy for Europe away from a land-based system has allowed for the Navy to examine using its ship-based ballistic […]
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SpaceAir Force Delays WGS 3 Satellite Launch
The launch of United Launch Alliance‘s Delta IV rocket with the Air Force’s third Wideband Global SATCOM satellite was postponed late last week due to inclement weather. WGS 3 is […]
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SpaceJordan Requests $388 Million JAVELIN Guided Missile System FMS
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 2 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Jordan of JAVELIN Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, Fly-to-Buy Missiles, JAVELIN Command Launch Units (CLUs) […]
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SpaceRaytheon Awarded $17 Million To Upgrade South Korea’s Patriot Systems
Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded a $17.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to deliver capability upgrades for South Korea’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. With emphasis on upgrading […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin and Air Force Complete SBIRS GEO-1 Thermal-Vac Testing
A joint Air Force/Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led team said Dec. 1 that it has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite, one […]
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SpaceOrbital-Built Intelsat 15 Satellite Successfully Launched from Kazakhstan
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] said recently that the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite, built by the company for Intelsat, was successfully launched into orbit aboard a Land Launch Zenit-3 rocket from […]
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SpaceJapan Conducts Successful Patriot Test Firings
The Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (JASDF) concluded at Fort Bliss, Texas, its annual training exercise that included target engagement and successful test firings of the Patriot Air and Missile […]
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SpaceSuccessful Launch for Eutelsat’s W7 Satellite Built By Thales
International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched Eutelsat‘s W7 satellite Nov. 24 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft that will deliver […]
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SpaceThe 1st 2 Soyuz Launchers Arrive in French Guiana
Arianespace recently has marked a historic milestone with the arrival of its first two Soyuz launchers in French Guiana, which will be used to inaugurate service with this medium-lift workhorse […]
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SpaceSelex Galileo to Supply Missile Seekers For A Middle East Customer
Finmeccanica‘s SELEX Galileo has been awarded a $39.2 million contract for the supply of SM-1S radar seekers for a Middle East customer. The award comes as part of an MBDA […]