Space & Missile Defense Report
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Boeing Cleared To Produce, Launch 8th, 9th WGS Satellites
The Air Force authorized Boeing [BA] to produce and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites, according to a company statement. The WGS-9 contract for $376.5 million […]
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Key Lawmaker Calls For Immigration Law Fix To Nix Cyber, Space Brain Drain
The United States needs to fix its immigration laws to prevent a brain drain of top space and cyber experts from leaving the country, a top lawmaker said yesterday. House […]
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Lockheed Martin To Bid On MDA’s MRBM Target Program
The Missile Defense Agency released a pre-solicitation notice Friday asking for information from industry addressing a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) with a 2,000 kilometer target and a 600 kilogram […]
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LCS Program Eyes Future Surface Missile Competition
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program plans to buy Raytheon’s [RTN] Griffin missile on a limited basis until it holds a competition to develop a more advanced surface-to-surface missile in […]
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Destroyer Set To Fuse Air and Ballistic Missile Defense, Admiral Says
The Navy is on track to upgrade an Aegis-equipped destroyer this year that will for the first time integrate air-and ballistic missile defense on a surface vessel, the service’s program executive […]
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DoD Strategy To Spur Cuts To Unidentified ‘Cold War’ Weapons
President Barack Obama and Pentagon leaders pledged to end “Cold War” weapon systems when discussing the Pentagon’s strategic review recently, but shared no details about program cancellations that will be […]