Space
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SpaceMDA Awards Multiple Concept Development Deals For Next-Generation SM-3
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a total of $127 million in three separate contracts to Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] to begin conceptual design and development […]
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Space
Gov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to contentious issues including […]
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Space
EADS NA Expands Space Product Activities In U.S.
EADS North America last week said that it has expanded the company’s space and related product activities in the United States, supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia. The […]
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Space
Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Destroys UAV, Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
Raytheon‘s [RTN] Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system recently successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle target and intercepted a cruise missile target at White Sands Missile Range, […]
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Space
Israel Makes First Rocket Intercept Using Iron Dome
Israel yesterday intercepted an enemy rocket headed toward the city of Ashkelon, 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement. The intercept marked the […]
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Space
Obering: Navy Dependence On SM-3 Missile System Could Delay European BMD Plans
The Navy’s overreliance on the Raytheon [RTN]-built SM-3 system as the backbone for its ballistic missile defense strategy in Europe could delay White House plans to have a viable BMD […]
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Space
Raytheon Completes UEWR Thule Radar Upgrades
Raytheon [RTN] said it has completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at Thule is […]
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Space
MDA 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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Space
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 […]