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Successful Missile Strike Validates First Phase Of White House’s BMD Strategy

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Monday, April 25th, 2011

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With the successful shootdown of a ballistic missile target over the Pacific by the Navy's premiere ship-based ballistic missile defense system, the Missile Defense Agency cleared a major milestone in the White House's European missile defense strategy. In the early morning hours of April 15, a Raytheon [RTN]-built SM-3 Block IA missile interceptor was launched from an Aegis BMD system on board the USS O'Kane (DDG-77) and was able to find, track and destroy the intermediate-range target fired from the…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

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Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]