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Raytheon Gets SM-3 Contract For ‘Phase Three’ Missile Defenses

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Monday, October 11th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic TUCSON, Ariz.--The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $175 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, slated for deployment in 2018 under the third phase of the Obama administration's four-part Phased Adaptive Approach for U.S. and European missile defense. The contract, signed last month, will provide continued funding for engineering and development efforts for the SM-3 Block IIA missile through preliminary design review, scheduled for early next year. The contract also…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]