Space & Missile Defense Report

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is ignoring the legal mandate to rationally reexamine defense spending priorities every four years, and he is remiss in two ways, a well-known analyst asserted. […]

Space Shuttle Atlantis is poised to launch at 2:01 p.m. ET Monday on the STS-125 Mission to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope. Final launch preparations are underway at […]

The Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System (NLOS-LM ) Precision Attack Missile (PAM) passed a captive flight test. That system is provided by NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Co. [RTN] and […]

Updated — May 6, 2009 – 8:25 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 11 Mission: STS-125 Launch […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $115 million contract to continue Pure Fleet upgrades of Army Patriot air and missile defense systems. That Army Aviation and Missile Command contract […]

The Constellation Program goal of returning Americans to a moon base has been thrown in doubt, a House hearing revealed. Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations […]

Updated — May 1, 2009 – 12:50 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 5 Mission: STSS ATRR […]

The GIOVE-B navigation satellite completed its first year in orbit. That 500 kg (1,102 pound) satellite, built by an industrial team led by Astrium under contract to the European Space […]

Contractor Employees At Risk; Some Will Shift To Other Jobs In Their Companies The beginning of the end has arrived for workers in the space shuttle program, with 160 workers […]

The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] an $83.6 million firm fixed-price contract for radars needed by the Navy and by allied military forces on their F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter […]