Space & Missile Defense Report
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SpaceIsrael Makes First Rocket Intercept Using Iron Dome
Israel yesterday intercepted an enemy rocket headed toward the city of Ashkelon, 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense ministry said in a statement. The intercept marked the […]
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[April 11, 2011]
// PDF View- MDA Awards Multiple Concept Development Deals For Next-Generation SM-3
- Gov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
- EADS NA Expands Space Product Activities In U.S.
- Raytheon’s SLAMRAAM Destroys UAV, Intercepts Cruise Missile Target
- Israel Makes First Rocket Intercept Using Iron Dome
- Obering: Navy Dependence On SM-3 Missile System Could Delay European BMD Plans
- Boeing Network And Space Systems Execs See Volatility, Opportunity
- Air Force Hopeful New EELV Approach Good For Lockheed-Boeing Team
- Space Industry Eager For NASA Direction
- Panel Chair Concerned About GMD Funding
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Space
Obering: Navy Dependence On SM-3 Missile System Could Delay European BMD Plans
The Navy’s overreliance on the Raytheon [RTN]-built SM-3 system as the backbone for its ballistic missile defense strategy in Europe could delay White House plans to have a viable BMD […]
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Space
Boeing Network And Space Systems Execs See Volatility, Opportunity
Boeing‘s [BA] Network and Space Systems business is working to keep its “tools sharp” to be competitive as opportunities come up in a volatile marketplace, the sector president said. “It’s […]
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Space
Air Force Hopeful New EELV Approach Good For Lockheed-Boeing Team
The Air Force secretary said he hopes the government’s new unified approach to buying the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) will help both taxpayers and United Launch Alliance (ULA). The […]
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Space
Space Industry Eager For NASA Direction
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–NASA’s indecision regarding the future of U.S. space flight could soon have ramifications for employment at many of the nation’s big aerospace firms, the head of a […]
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Space
Panel Chair Concerned About GMD Funding
The head of a House panel is expressing concern about levels of funding for ground-based interceptors (GBIs) that are part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for national missile […]
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Space
MDA Awards Multiple Concept Development Deals For Next-Generation SM-3
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a total of $127 million in three separate contracts to Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] to begin conceptual design and development […]
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Space
Gov’t Shutdown Averted After Deal Struck On DoD Budget
Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to contentious issues including […]
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Space
EADS NA Expands Space Product Activities In U.S.
EADS North America last week said that it has expanded the company’s space and related product activities in the United States, supporting government agencies, private sector customers and academia. The […]