Space & Missile Defense Report
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[April 21, 2008]
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- Congress Short-Changes Defense; Huge Funding Increases Needed To Support Existing, Future Programs Including Procurement Of Major Weapons Platforms: AIA Report
- Missile Defense Makes War Less Likely, Rather Than Precipitating Conflict: General
- Small, Primitive Nuclear Weapon Detonated In Washington Would Wreak Destruction Over Wide Area, Two Studies Show
- Obering Sees Aegis, THAAD Interceptor Production Rate ‘Roughly’ Doubling In 2010-2015, But Funding Wouldn’t Double
- Allied Nations Interested In Buying THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense Systems
- FAA Report Sees Boom In Tiny Commercial Space Ventures: Huge Opportunities Seen For Private Firms Developing Vehicles To Haul Astronauts, Cargo, Food And Much More
- Soyuz Carrying Record-Breaking U.S. Astronaut, Russian, Korean, Has Fast, Rough ‘Ballistic’ Reentry With High-g Forces; Spacecraft Lands 295 Miles From Target Touchdown Site
- Former Pentagon Testing Chief Claims Airborne Laser Can’t Kill Enemy Missiles If They’re Painted White
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SpaceObering Sees Aegis, THAAD Interceptor Production Rate ‘Roughly’ Doubling In 2010-2015, But Funding Wouldn’t Double
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will seek approval to roughly double the production rate of new Aegis and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile interceptors in fiscal years […]
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CongressSmall, Primitive Nuclear Weapon Detonated In Washington Would Wreak Destruction Over Wide Area, Two Studies Show
Total Destruction Of Buildings Near Blast Would Be Followed By Widespread Fatalities In Radioactive Fallout Over Many Miles Even a small, primitive nuclear bomb detonated on the National Mall in […]
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Air ForceMissile Defense Makes War Less Likely, Rather Than Precipitating Conflict: General
Another Minuteman Overhaul May Be Needed U.S. moves to form a multi-layered ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield help to avert conflict, much as the vast U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons […]
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Air Force
Congress Short-Changes Defense; Huge Funding Increases Needed To Support Existing, Future Programs Including Procurement Of Major Weapons Platforms: AIA Report
The federal government needs to step up to the challenge and fully fund myriad defense programs, specifically including procurement of ships, tanks, planes, missiles and more, the Aerospace Industries Association […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin Delivers Key SBIRS Software
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered two key blocks of ground software integral to supporting the program’s geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and highly […]
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ArmySuccessful Test For Lockheed Martin ATACMS Unitary Missile
Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully launched an Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Unitary missile from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher equipped with a Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) […]
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Space
Bush Signs Colombian Free Trade Deal; AIA Urges Swift Congressional Approval
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) pushed Congress to give swift backing to a Colombian Free Trade Agreement that President Bush just sent to Capitol Hill. AIA also hopes Bush will […]
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Space
NASA Sets Mission To Assess Moon Dust, Atmosphere
The U.S. space agency will send a spacecraft to the moon to examine the lunar atmosphere and any moon dust it contains. That Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) […]