Space
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SpaceJFCOM Collaborates To Create Joint Missile Training Environment
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) last week hosted the All Things Missile (ATM) proof of concept demonstration, a collaborative effort to consolidate disparate missile simulation environments into […]
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Space
Orbital Awarded Phase 2 Contract For System 6
Orbital Sciences Corporation [ORB] said Dec. 18 that it has been awarded a Phase 2 contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, VA, to develop the final […]
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Space
Aegis BMD 4.0.1 Successfully Tracks And Engages Targets
The second generation of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, BMD 4.0.1, successfully detected, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against a variety of different ballistic missile targets […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman Advanced Composite Mate Joint Passes Stringent Tests
An innovative method for joining composite structures implemented by Northrop Grumman [NOC] has passed a series of intensive structural tests, paving the way for the use of composites in future […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Team Passes Critical Design Review for Solar Ultraviolet Imager for GOES-R Satellite Series
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] team awarded a contract by NASA in 2007 to design and build the agency’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series, […]
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Space
Shift 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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Space
Air 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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Space
Jordan 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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Space
Raytheon 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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Space
Lockheed 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 […]