Space
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SpaceNASA, Firms See Robust Market For Nascent Commercial Space Industry
NASA and the four companies it tapped to further develop a commercial space transportation industry expressed confidence recently that a market exists beyond the U.S. government for the crew-transport vehicles […]
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Successful Missile Strike Validates First Phase Of White House’s BMD Strategy
With the successful shootdown of a ballistic missile target over the Pacific by the Navy’s premiere ship-based ballistic missile defense system, the Missile Defense Agency cleared a major milestone in […]
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DoD Plans Incentive Program For Contractors, Expects More Weapons Cuts
As the Pentagon prepares to search for $400 billion in future savings partly by cutting weapon systems, its top arms buyer said he plans to continue incentivizing industry through programs […]
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DoD Begins Instituting Cost Caps At Program Inception
The Pentagon has begun enforcing a topline cost cap for its major weapon programs, the department’s deputy arms buyer said recently. The new approach was used when starting the Army’s […]
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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Unveil More Details of Competitive JAGM Programs
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Raytheon [RTN] revealed more rocket motor details and Lockheed Martin[LMT] unveiled results of tri-mode seeker tests detailing more of their competing solutions to the Army’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile […]
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NASA Picks Four, Rejects 18 Firms To Further Develop Commercial Spacecraft
NASA is moving forward with its controversial plans to help develop a commercial space transportation industry, awarding more than $250 million in contracts to four firms to continue developing space […]
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MDA Awards General Dynamics $565 Million Services Contract
General Dynamics [GD] recently said it has been awarded a contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) program to provide infrastructure and deployment services in […]
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Industry Teams Shaping Up For Air Force Space Test Range Contract
Several industry teams have announced their intent to compete for an upcoming Air Force space launch and test range contract. Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it has teamed up with […]
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SBIRS GEO-1 Poised For May Launch
The first geosynchronous satellite (GEO-1) in the Defense Department’s planned next-generation early missile warning constellation is being readied for launch in less than a month, Air Force officials overseeing the […]
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FY ’11 Defense Bill Continues U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation
U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile-defense programs would receive $415.1 million in the final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011. The CR provides funding to keep the federal government operating for […]