Space & Missile Defense Report
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SpaceNew IMU Brings Increased Reliability To Raytheon Excalibur Ia-1
Raytheon [RTN] recently said it successfully fired nine Excalibur Ia-1 precision-guided projectiles from a Paladin gun system using a new Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) unit July 31 at Yuma Proving […]
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Space
Raytheon Introduces Large Focal Plane Array; Promises Better, Lower Cost Sensors
Raytheon [RTN] last week unveiled a new focal plane array that it says is four times larger that infrared detectors currently in production and will provide major advances in space-based […]
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Space
Airborne Laser First: MDA, Boeing Successful In First In-Flight Instrumented Test
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Boeing [BA] Aug. 10 successfully completed the Airborne Laser’s (ABL) first in-flight test against an instrumented boosting target missile, achieving a […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Breaks Ground On New Space Operations Facilities
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Aug. 11 broke ground on two new facilities that will cost some $24 million at its Space Systems Company operations in Newtown, Pa., that will support […]
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Business/Financial
July Aegis BMD Test Demonstrated Latest Software, Hardware Builds
By Geoff Fein In the most recent at-sea missile defense test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Navy and their industry partners were hoping to demonstrate a number of software and […]
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Space
ATK’s Ares I Delivering On Schedule, Budget And Technical Performance
By Ann Roosevelt ATK [ATK], prime contractor on the Ares I rocket that will loft the Orion space capsule into orbit, maintains the program cost, schedule and technical performance are […]