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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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| 02.16.2009 |
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AASM Air-To-Ground Weapon Fired Successfully
The AASM modular air-to-ground weapon was fired successfully, Sagem announced. Sagem (SAFRAN Group) and the French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the first firing test of the 125-kilogram version of the AASM modular air-to-ground...
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| 02.16.2009 |
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China Planning To Build At Least Two Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers
China is planning to build at least two nuclear powered aircraft carriers, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo. The only plus for the United States here is that construction might not begin until 2020 on the carriers that would be...
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| 02.16.2009 |
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New Uses Explored For Airborne Laser Beyond Boost-Phase Missile Defense
The Airborne Laser (ABL), a defensive system that kills enemy missiles shortly after they launch, may have other applications such as air-to-air combat against enemy planes, killing enemy cruise missiles or hitting other threats, briefers with The Boeing Co...
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| 02.09.2009 |
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Obering Joins Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Board
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, who stepped down as director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in November, has joined the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance advisory board, the group announced. Obering is the third agency...
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| 02.02.2009 |
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Two Target Ground Vehicles Delivered
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) delivered two unmanned target ground vehicles to the Air Force Range Management Office at Luke Air Force Base. Additional unmanned target systems have been installed by ASI at Nellis Air Force Base -- Nevada Test &...
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| 02.02.2009 |
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ATACMS Works In British Launchers
The U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) worked in a British M270B1 launcher, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. That test launch was conducted at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Observers included members of the British military and U.K. Defence...
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| 02.02.2009 |
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Analysts Ponder Iran's Ability to Control Nuke Missiles
Iran likely will establish some sort of controls on firing the nuclear-tipped missiles it seems bent upon developing, but a worrisome factor is that Iran has been decentralizing once-rigid control of its military units, analysts said. They spoke in a panel...
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| 02.02.2009 |
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Defense Secretary Sees New Opportunity To Gain Russian Assent For European Missile Defense
Russia May Agree To Share Missile Defense Radar Data With United States: Gates No Time To Lose, Because Iran Is Just Two To Three Years Away From Missiles Able To Hit Europe By Dave Ahearn Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told both House and Senate lawmakers...
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| 01.26.2009 |
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Standard Missile-2 Targeting Flight Tested In Intercept
The Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) target detecting system passed a test while executing the lowest altitude intercept thus far, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. That SM-2 Block IIIB system was tested by the Navy in an exercise where the interceptor was fired from a...
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| 01.26.2009 |
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Effort Begun To Stop Missile, Rocket Smuggling Into Gaza Strip
President Obama told Israeli and other Middle East leaders that he is determined to stop weapons being smuggled into the Gaza Strip, where Hamas terrorists already have fired thousands of rockets and missiles into Israel, according to the Israel Project, a...
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| 01.26.2009 |
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Vehicle-Mounted Laser Shoots Down UAV
A vehicle-mounted laser system shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), The Boeing Co. [BA] announced today. UAVs are threatening U.S. troops in war zones. In tests at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., the system mounted on an Avenger vehicle acquired and...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Thales Gains Norwegian Defense Contract For New Satellite Comms
Norway gave Thales a contract to deliver a new satellite communications system for the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates. The Norwegian Defence Procurement Division contract will significantly enhance the effectiveness of the Nansen class frigates...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Lockheed Gains $6.3 Million Vertical Launch Contract
The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $6.3 million contract to support MK 41 vertical launch systems for the U.S. and Turkish navies, Lockheed announced. Lockheed will provide engineering support services for MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) work...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Raytheon Mid-Range Munition Launches, Hits Target
The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army also participated in the test. The autonomously fired...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Aegis Program Director Sees Immediate Need for More Ships
The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more of the BMD ships later, Rear Adm. Brad Hicks, Aegis...
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| 01.19.2009 |
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Report: Iran Found To Amass Key Substances For Ballistic Missiles Production
Iran is amassing materials such as tungsten copper and specialized aluminum and titanium sheets that are key to production of missiles, including long-range weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The report comes as Iran continues to flout world opinion...
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