Space
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SpaceMDA To Compete Aegis Ashore, Pass On Next-Gen THAAD
The Defense Department plans to hold an open competition to build the third generation of a medium-range missile defense system initially built for ship-based applications but now being altered for […]
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Space
MEADS Program Plans Tests, System Integration Begins
Two flight tests are potentially planned for the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), as the first program elements enter integration test, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] official said recently. […]
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Air Force, MDA Ink Agreement On New Ballistic Missile Program
The Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of a next-generation ballistic missile interceptor, a senior industry executive said recently. Edward […]
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Space
Air Force Transfers SBSS Control To Operators
The Air Force has transferred Satellite Control Authority of the SBSS Block 10 satellite to the 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Operations Group at Schriever AFB, Colo., officials said recently. […]
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Space
Key GPS III Flight Software Milestone Complete
The next generation Global Position System, known as GPS III, has successfully completed its first major flight software integration milestone at prime contractor Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] software integration laboratory in […]
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Priority: Getting Back To Flight Testing, Boeing GMD Official Says
There is still no resolution of what caused a Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) interceptor to fail to hit its ballistic missile target over the Pacific in December, though officials from […]
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Space
Critics Pan New Satellite Buy Strategy
A new Air Force purchasing strategy that aims to save money through higher-quantity satellite buys is seen by some critics as counterproductive. The new Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Strategy, or […]
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Space
Air Force Launches New NRO Satellite
A classified military payload for the National Reconnaissance Office was launched recently from Cape Canaveral at Space Launch Complex-37 in Florida. A Delta IV rocket blasted off at 6:38 p.m. […]
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Teams Submit Proposals for MDA Simulation Architecture Proposal
Two industry teams are pursuing a contract for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) program. Northrop Grumman [NOC] and industry partner Boeing [BA] last week submitted a […]