Space

By Dave Ahearn While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) told members of Congress that costs of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system jumped from $1 billion to $5 billion, […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to deliver a study to Congress this spring on whether to rework Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program, a review spurred by plans to add […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force will need a much more flexible acquisition process to ensure its burgeoning Cyberspace Command is properly equipped to counter adversaries using complex technologies to […]

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England said that U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs must receive continued support. "We need to continue to support the programs" that form the layered […]

Endeavour Lands, Wrapping Up Record STS-123 Mission; Almost 16 Days In Space, 5 Spacewalks, 6.6 Million Miles Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed To 5:01 P.M. ET May 31 Because Weather […]

The Czech Republic and Poland likely will agree soon to host the European installation of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, according to senior American, Czech and Polish officials. Those […]

If Sen. Barak Obama of Illinois wins the Democratic presidential nomination and then goes on to be elected to the White House, the defense industry better brace for tough times, […]

President Bush is heading to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to attempt a resolution of Russian objections to U.S. plans for a ballistic missile defense shield against weapons […]

The recent successful U.S. shootdown of a failed intelligence satellite by a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system bolstered support for BMD programs, both in Congress and in the American public, […]

Funding for ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs will slump, a BMD critic predicted, likening support for missile defense to the home-prices bubble and the sub-prime home mortgage industry that just […]