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The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week conducted another successful ballistic missile defense (BMD) test, which included the first of four events planned for this year to […]

Some lawmakers want to ensure the Pentagon acquires the specifications for more of the weapon systems it buys so that multiple companies can compete to build the equipment during follow-on […]

Northrop Grumman NOC] said yesterday that it had delivered last month the final, first stage solid rocket motor for the Minuteman ICBM under the Propulsion Replacement Program. Remanufacturing of the […]

Lockheed Martin LMT] recently reported a mixed bag of second quarter financial results, with earnings falling as expected due to higher pension expenses despite an increase in sales. The company’s […]

Netfires LLC, a joint Raytheon RTN]-Lockheed Martin LMT] venture, recently said it completed the first moving target test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS LS) Precision Attack Missile […]

By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman NOC] recently said that second quarter earnings fell due to a pension adjustment combined with additional charges related to shipbuilding operations, although the company maintained […]

Raytheon RTN] recently posted strong second quarter earnings amid modest sales gains driven by growth and improved performance. Net income increased 15 percent to $489 million, $1.23 earnings per share […]

Missile-defense advocates in Congress have failed so far to halt President Obama’s proposed $1 billion-plus cut to such defenses, but have garnered support for continuing near-term work on U.S. interceptors […]

A planned July 22 intercept test of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) was partially successful, though a Arrow II interceptor was not launched for reasons now under investigation, the Missile […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Air Force this fall will select either Northrop Grumman [NOC] or Raytheon [RTN] in the competition for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation […]