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| 09.01.2009 |
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U.S. Military Officials Discuss Military Space Agenda
The United States remains the global leader in space-based military capabilities. However, with more nations than ever looking to develop these capabilities, the United States wants to foster greater cooperation when using these assets. In separate...
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| 06.02.2009 |
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Lockheed Martin Awarded SBIRS Contract Despite GAO Criticism 
[Satellite News 06-02-09] Lockheed Martin won a $1.5 billion contract to build the third Space Based Infrared Systems Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS-GEO) satellite after three years of testing and development despite several complaints by the U.S...
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| 04.01.2009 |
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Government Contract Vehicles: Life Line or Fault Line
The ultimate goal of the U.S. Department of Defense’s space mission is to place capabilities in space in support of national defense and the warfighter. The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which procures communications services for the...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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AMRAAM Air Defense Missile Fired Using HIMARS Launcher At White Sands
Two Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Lockheed makes HIMARS, while AMRAAM was a product of Hughes and Raytheon Co. [RTN]. The test launches...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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Aegis-SM System Takes Down Two Missiles in Test
The Aegis weapon control system and Standard Missile interceptors took down two missiles simultaneously, in an exercise called Stellar Daggers. Interceptors from the USS Benfold (DDG 65) took out a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) in its terminal phase of...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Lockheed Takes On Boeing In Fight Over Ground-Based Missile Defense System
GMD System Operations And Sustainment At Stake; Missile Defense Agency Contract Sought Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will take on The Boeing Co. [BA] in a fight for an operations and sustainment contract for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Raytheon Receives $23 Million Maverick Missiles Contract
The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $23 million undefinitized with firm fixed price contract for production of 70 Maverick...
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| 03.23.2009 |
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Raytheon Gains $106 Million Pact Providing JSOWs To Navy, Allies
The Navy gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $106 million contract to produce Joint Standoff Weapon C-1 missiles for the Navy and key allies. The new C-1 variant will be network-enabled, able to engage time-sensitive targets. JSOW is a family of low-cost air-to-ground...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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Boeing, Army, Cooperate On Sensor Data For Missile Defense, Space Situational Awareness
The Boeing Co. [BA] and the Army will cooperate on processing sensor data for missile defense and space situational awareness, the company announced. They...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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Blair: Iran Moving Towards Developing Nuclear-Tipped Ballistic Missiles
U.S. Intelligence Unsure Whether Iran Already Bought Nuclear Bomb From Another Nation: Witnesses U.S. Intel Experts Say Iran Wields Technological Know-How To Build Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Iran is moving in two out of three crucial areas needed to...
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| 03.16.2009 |
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Boeing Collaborates with U.S. Military on Space Situational Awareness
[Satellite Today 03-16-09] Boeing and the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command have launched a joint research and development effort to coordinate and fuse multiple types of sensor data in a secure environment for...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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Correction
Incorrect information was supplied to Space & Missile Defense Report by Fleishman-Hilliard public relations concerning...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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CNO: Navy Air And Missile Defense Command To Be Stood Up At Dahlgren
A new Navy Air and Missile Defense Command will be stood up next month at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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Air Force Lab Taps Northrop For Wireless Setup Inside Satellites
The Air Force Research Laboratory gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a contract to develop lightweight wireless systems inside spacecraft, in place of heavy copper wire systems. Northrop will develop a robust, radiation-hardened, wireless spacecraft bus under...
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| 03.09.2009 |
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Official Claims Russia Developing Anti-Satellite Weapon
Russia is developing an anti-satellite capability, The International Herald Tribune reported, quoting a Russian official. Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Valentin Popovkin said Russia can't remain idle while China and the United States develop and test ASAT...
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| 03.02.2009 |
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ATK Gains $90 Million Trident II Solid Rocket Contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gave Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] a $90 million contract to provide solid rocket propulsion systems for...
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| 03.02.2009 |
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ATACMS Launched In Stockpile Verification Test
An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile launched successfully in a recent stockpile verification test at Fort Bliss, Texas, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The missile was fired from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher...
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| 02.23.2009 |
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Cobra Dane Radar Transferred To Air Force For Missile Defense
The Cobra Dane radar at Shemya, Alaska, was transferred from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to the Air Force. The upgraded radar became available for ballistic missile defense operations in 2004, and is the first missile defense capability MDA has...
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| 02.23.2009 |
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Trident II D5 Missiles Score 126 Test Flights
A Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile was launched from a submarine submerged in the Pacific Ocean, the USS Alabama (SSBN 731), making the 126 successful test flight since 1989, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. That record is unmatched by any other...
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| 02.23.2009 |
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SLAM-ER Launched, Scores Hit In Test
A Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) was launched to score a direct hit on a remote-controlled land-based moving target, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. The test was conducted at the Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif. The test...
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