Space & Missile Defense Report
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Aerojet’s Engine Successfully Hot-Fire Tested For Orbital’s Antares Rocket
Aerojet, a GenCorp [GY] company, announced in a press release that its AJ26 engine successfully completed a hot-fire test recently at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Orbital, Aerojet and NASA monitored […]
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Northrop Grumman-Led Team Supports USAF Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch
A Northrop Grumman– [NOC] led team recently supported the successful reliability testing of the Air Force’s Minuteman III ICBM weapons system, according to a company statement. The Feb. 25 operational […]
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Air Force To Release Final RFP For OSP-3 By End Of April
The Air Force will release the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Orbital/Suborbital small and medium lift program (OPS-3) by the end of April, according to an Air Force […]
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MDA Could Strengthen Acquisition By Reducing Concurrency: GAO Report
After the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) successful target performances and flight test failures in fiscal year 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that without addressing and reducing “highly concurrent” […]
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DoD Readies MEADS FY ’12 Funding Plan For Congress
The Defense Department’s plan to use Fiscal Year 2012 funds for a reduced program for Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) or for contract termination costs is expected to be […]
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MDA Issues Final RFP For MRBM Targets Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued its final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) targets contract, according to an industry spokeswoman. A Lockheed Martin [LMT] spokeswoman […]
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[May 7, 2012]
// PDF View- U.S. Remains Committed To All Four Phases Of European Phased Adaptive Approach
- General Dynamics, STAR Dynamics, Demonstrate Next Gen Radar System Technology
- Northrop Grumman CEO: Export Controls Hurting U.S. Aerospace Industry
- Patriot, JLENS Test Shows Army Closer To Integrated Air And Missile Defense
- Competition Saves Government ‘Hundreds of Millions,’ MDA Director Says
- Northrop Grumman-Led Team Supports USAF Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch
- Air Force To Release Final RFP For OSP-3 By End Of April
- MDA Could Strengthen Acquisition By Reducing Concurrency: GAO Report
- DoD Readies MEADS FY ’12 Funding Plan For Congress
- MDA Issues Final RFP For MRBM Targets Contract
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U.S. Remains Committed To All Four Phases Of European Phased Adaptive Approach
The United States remains committed to all four phases of the European Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense and will not accept limits in capabilities and locations of these systems, […]
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General Dynamics, STAR Dynamics, Demonstrate Next Gen Radar System Technology
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems and STAR Dynamics Corp., recently demonstrated an XSTAR™ instrumentation radar system’s ability to track the launch and flight of a multi-stage test missile. With unprecedented […]
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Northrop Grumman CEO: Export Controls Hurting U.S. Aerospace Industry
The United States’ export control restrictions on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are hurting its defense industrial base and the time is now for Congress to act to ensure the U.S. […]