Space & Missile Defense Report
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Business/FinancialContracts
Raytheon Gets $300 Million Paveway Contracts In 2007, Half Of It In December Raytheon Co. [RTN] received a record $300 million-plus in contracts for its Paveway smart-bomb precision-guided munitions last […]
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CongressPentagon Presses Case For European GMD System; Czechs May Be Given Contractor Work
Gates Meets With Polish Counterpart Klich; Poland May Gain U.S. Air Defense Aid U.S. Argues The System Would Benefit Europe U.S. military leaders are urging Poland to approve U.S. plans […]
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Navy/USMCAdm. Keating Urges Chinese To Ease Hostilities, Tensions
Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of the Pacific Command, urged Chinese leaders to improve relations with the United States, during a visit to China. Some military analysts, however, see China becoming […]
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InternationalLaunches
Japan Progresses In Improving PAC-3 Missile Defense System Tests Of System Set, To Occur In United States At White Sands Japan is moving to improve its missile defense system that […]
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SpaceAtlantis Set To Launch At 2:47 P.M. ET Thursday, Feb. 7 After Russians Helpfully Move Progress Launch To Feb. 5
Experts Think Sensor Woes Have Been Resolved, But Proof Comes When External Fuel Tank Is Filled Longer-Term Sensor-Data Fix To Be Mulled NASA experts believe they have figured out the […]
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SpaceExisting Chinese Missiles Can Strike United States; Emerging Missiles Can Hit Even More U.S. Cities
U.S. Navy Fails To Seek Funding For Platforms; Limited Current Chinese Missile Range No Comfort Even After U.S. Retaliatory Strike, China Would Retain Capability To Launch Second Nuclear Attack On […]
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CongressCongress Returns To Face NASA Funding Controversies
Export Controls Also May Be Debated In Session Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to decide funding issues for the U.S. space program, controversies that began last year. Debates will […]
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ArmyLockheed May Seek GMD Work, Touts $556 Million PAC-3 Army Contracts
PAC-3 Contract Part Of $1.7 Billion Lockheed Missile Defense Orders In 2007 Middle East May Be Ripe Market For Lockheed Missile Defense Systems Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] has begun jockeying […]