Space & Missile Defense Report
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Sea-based Missile Defense Test Successful, Pentagon says
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency has conducted a successful test of the sea-based missile defense system, scoring the second intercept in the last two months with an upgraded Aegis Ballistic […]
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Air ForceFAB-T Demonstrates Communications With On-Orbit AEHF Satellite
Boeing [BA] said it successfully demonstrated end-to-end communication using a terminal from the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. This […]
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ArmyFinland Wants To Buy Army Tactical Missile Systems
Finland has requested a $132 million Foreign Military Sale for 70 M-39 Block 1A Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) T2K Unitary Missiles and associated parts, equipment, logistical support and training, […]
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Critical Design Review Successful For Northrop Grumman ICBS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The CDR provided […]
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Navy Replenishing Tomahawk Stockpile Used In Libya
The Navy recently issued a contract to Raytheon [RTN] for more than 360 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) to replenish the arsenal of the precision strike weapons used during operations […]
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Lockheed Martin Successful In Controlled EAPS Test Flight
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID) program successfully conducted a Controlled Test Vehicle flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The Lockheed […]
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SASC Believes Commercial Satellite Imaging Could Satisfy ‘Large Majority’ Of Military Requirements
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) believes commercial satellite imaging capabilities could satisfy a large majority of military requirements. The SASC fiscal year 2013 conference report said a survey by […]
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Air Force Sets Launch Date For SBIRS GEO-2 Satellite
The Air Force set a launch date of March 2013 for its second Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-2), an Air Force Space Command spokeswoman said recently. Michael Friedman, […]