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| 02.01.2012 |
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The Side-Effect of the Hosted Payload Discussion: Commercial, Military Worlds Merge
With governments looking to find ways to both meet defense requirements and cut costs, it appears that the opportunity for creative “hosted payload” type deals has never been better. Can the satellite industry persuade key decision makers within...
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| 09.06.2011 |
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Boeing’s Jim Simpson: U.S. Government Wants to Solve Hosted Payload Bandwidth Allocation Issues 
[Satellite News 09-06-11] In February, the Pentagon's Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate awarded a $900,000 contract to Boeing to explore ways to modify existing commercial satellite capabilities on Intelsat and Inmarsat spacecraft to meet...
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| 07.21.2010 |
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Comtech Expects Blue Force Tracking 2 Decision by End of July
[Satellite News 07-21-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom expects the U.S. Army to announce its multi-year $200 million Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) contract winner by end of the month, and one analyst said the Army’s moves indicate that Comtech is the favorite...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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Missile Defense Modeling And Simulation Advances
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has advanced modeling and simulation for missile defense testing, the agency announced. MDA oversaw successful execution of Flight Support Ground Test 03b (GTF-03b). The GTF-03b test event was a...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Tauscher: Missile Defense Shield Doesn't Deter Rogue Nations From Developing Weapons
U.S. Nuclear Weapons May No Longer Provide Credible Deterrence, Tauscher Says, Urging Nukes Reduction Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), whose subcommittee oversees U.S. missile defense efforts, today questioned the value of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Obering Steps Down From Missile Defense Agency
General Warns That Delaying Missile Defense Such As In Europe Would 'Severely Hurt' Ability To Defend United States, Allies Against Enemies U.S.-European Missile Defense Scheduled To Be Operational By 2013, Just Before Iran To Have Ability To Strike U.S...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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MDA Breaks Ground For New Headquarters
The Missile Defense Agency broke ground on its new Headquarters Command Center (HQCC) at Fort Belvoir, Va. The new $38.5 million MDA faciity is part of the Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure 2005 process and supports 292...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Moves Toward Low Rate Initial Production
The AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program completed a Milestone C review and received approval for entry into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] announced. Sean J. Stackley, assistant secretary of the...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Congressman Frank Urges Defense Spending Cut
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called for cutting defense spending by 25 percent, or roughly $150 billion, with cuts centered mainly on weapons procurement programs and personnel end-strength reductions. In an interview with the South Coast Standard-Times, Frank...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Nuclear Bombers, ICBMs To Integrate Into Global Strike Command
By Marina Malenic The Air Force is creating a new major command organization with authority over all air-breathing nuclear assets, Air Force leaders said. According to a nuclear "roadmap" unveiled at a Pentagon press briefing, the service will...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Vega Rocket Motor Test Fires At Range In Italy
A Zefiro 9-A motor completed its first firing test at the Salto di Quirra Inter-force Test Range in Sardinia (Italy), the European Space Agency announced. This was the penultimate firing test for the engine prior to the Vega launcher's qualification flight...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Tomahawk Block IV Launches From Virginia Class Submarine
A Tomahawk Block IV missile launched from a Virginia Class submarine, completing integration of the weapon onto the newest class of fast-attack submarines, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. Other classes of Navy vessels already deploy the missiles...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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JASSM Extended Range Flight Test Completed
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) completed an integration flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The missile achieved safe separation from the B-1B launch aircraft, and...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Despite Elections, Tighter Times Ahead For Missile Defense Budgets
With the presidential election looming just a week from tomorrow, missile defense programs may face tighter financial times no matter whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic White House hopeful, or Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Czech Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote
Czech Republic Parliament Backs Government, 97-96 Czech Vote On European Missile Defense Site Expected During Next Two Months The Czech Republic Parliament narrowly permitted the Czech government, which backs plans to install a missile defense system in...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Chinese Subs Stalk American Aircraft Carrier
Chinese Submarines Can Be Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles Deadly To Carriers In two separate incidents, Chinese submarines recently crept up near the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier George Washington, according to news reports. A Chinese Han Class nuclear powered...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Iranian Nuclear Sites Tough For Israel To Destroy
Israel would have a tough time destroying Iranian nuclear facilities, which are numerous, buried deep underground and shielded by barriers 60 feet thick, a Newsweek story said. Thus short of invading Iran, it is inevitable that Tehran will be able to develop...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Iran Races To Produce Nuclear Weapons
Talks With Iran Already Have Failed, And Yet Obama Seeks Further Talks, Bolton Says; Israel May Strike Iran Soon Military Strike Might Not Kill Facilities; Bolton Urges European Missile Defense As Shield Against Iranian Missile Attacks A defiant Iran won't...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Experts: Russia Wouldn't Act On Threat To Nuke U.S. European Missile System
Real Russian Worry Isn't European Missile Defense Interceptors In Poland, But Rather U.S.-Run Radar: Vershbow Russians Act Out Of Anger Over Perceived Slights, But Can Be Brought Around By Giving Them Role In EMD System: Experts Russia is exaggerating when it...
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| 07.28.2008 |
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Uplink Speed for Military Users and the Living Room
[Satellite News 07-27-08] The big question for optimizing satellite technology is how to speed up the uplink. The good news is that the technology to dramatically increase the speed of the uplink is more than a decade old and some just may not realize it...
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