Space & Missile Defense Report
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SpaceShipbuilding Charges, Pension Expenses Drag Down Northrop’s Earnings
By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman NOC] recently said that second quarter earnings fell due to a pension adjustment combined with additional charges related to shipbuilding operations, although the company maintained […]
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SpaceRaytheon Tops Earnings Expectations, Increases 2009 Guidance
Raytheon RTN] recently posted strong second quarter earnings amid modest sales gains driven by growth and improved performance. Net income increased 15 percent to $489 million, $1.23 earnings per share […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards Three Contracts To Develop AMDR Concept
By Geoff Fein The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN], $10 million each to perform concept studies for the Air and Missile Defense Radar […]
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InternationalPartial Success For Arrow Weapon System Intercept Test
By Ann Roosevelt A planned July 22 intercept test of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) was partially successful, though a Arrow II interceptor was not launched for reasons now under […]
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SpaceMissile Defense Agency Demonstration Satellites Await Fall Launch
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration tracking satellites are at the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Fla., awaiting a fall […]
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SpaceEditor’s Note
From now on Space and Missile Defense Report will be published on a biweekly schedule. Your next issue will be dated Aug. 3.
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SpaceATK And NASA Mark Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing
ATK [ATK] and NASA on Monday signified the next steps in space travel to the moon and beyond as they unveiled the first completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid […]