Weapons
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InternationalU.S.-Israel Conduct Arrow 2 Missile Defense Intercept Test, Results Pending
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said Tuesday they conducted an intercept test of […]
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Air ForceDoD Relaxes Some F-35 Flight Restrictions; F-35B Completes Wet Runway, Crosswind Testing
The Defense Department has relaxed some of its flight restrictions on F-35 test aircraft after an engine issue in June led the Pentagon to ground its fleet. F-35 Joint Program […]
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ArmyRaytheon Demonstrates AESA GaN Technologies For U.S. Patriot Radar
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it demonstrated the successful prototyping of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) technologies into the U.S. Patriot Air and Missile Defense System radar. […]
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Homeland SecurityMissile Defense Agency Deems ‘Important Step’ In Successful Intercept Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for […]
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BudgetMDA Director: GBI Kill Vehicle Test Success a Top Priority, But Redesign Needed Regardless
The Ground-Based Interceptors’ (GBI) Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) remains the Missile Defense Agency’s top priority and will hopefully prove itself successful in a flight test later this month, MDA Director […]
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ArmyArmy Transitions To Excalibur Ib Production, Aims Toward Full Rate Production Decision
The Excalibur Program Office April 3 said it transitioned to Increment Ib production and heads toward a summer decision on full-rate production, now that it has completed assembly of the […]
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Air ForceDoD Reports Increase In F-35 Acquisition Costs
F-35 acquisition costs increased $7.4 billion over a year, up 1.9 percent from last year, according to the 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) submitted to Congress Thursday. Acquisition costs rose […]
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Air Force
Navy’s Potential F-35C Software Delay Won’t Increase Program Costs, Bogdan Says
The Navy’s could potentially miss its 2018 deadline for having its F-35 software in place, but it won’t result in cost increases, according to the Defense Department’s program leader. F-35 […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Receives First Production Order For PAC-3 MSE
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] its first production contract for its most advanced Patriot missile: the Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement under a $610 million modification issued March […]
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Homeland SecurityMDA Cost Estimates ‘Unreliable:’ GAO Report
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is making improvements, but for the fourth year in a row the agency’s cost estimates are unreliable, the Government Accountability Office says in a new […]
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