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Monday, November 29, 2010

Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures Program

"...The role of the Targets and Countermeasures Program is to develop and provide realistic targets for the BMDS. Building ballistic missile target vehicles and payloads is rocket science, and industry’s products for Targets and Countermeasures will draw on the available and future technologies to emulate the threat reliably and affordably. ..."

Reference: www.mda.mil

Tag: Targets and Countermeasures

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Missile Gift Ideas at ebay

Missile Gift Ideas at ebay

Looking for gift ideas for your 'missile teamers' ...take a look at ebay. launcher, rocket, bomb, missile silo, missle, model rocket, missile launcher, missile model, air command, bunker

Reference: ebay.com .

Friday, November 26, 2010

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

"...The target was seemingly impenetrable; for security reasons, it lay several stories underground and was not connected to the World Wide Web. And that meant Stuxnet had to act as sort of a computer cruise missile: As it made its passage through a set of unconnected computers..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

S. Korea may strike N. Korea's missile base: President Lee

South Korea may strike North Korea's missile base

"...“President Lee instructed (the military) to strike North Korea’s missile base near its coastline artillery positions if necessary ... if there is an indication of further provocation,” Kim said..."

Reference: www.koreaherald.com .

Sunday, November 21, 2010

RIM-161 Standard Missile 3

RIM-161 Standard Missile 3

"...The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept aircraft, ships, ballistic and cruise missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an anti-satellite capacity against a satellite at the lower end of Low Earth orbit. The SM-3 is primarily used and tested by the United States Navy and also operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and in the future by the Royal Netherlands Navy...."

Reference: wikipedia.org .

New Missiles to Extend Offensive, Defensive Capabilities of the U.S. Navy

New Missiles to Extend Offensive, Defensive Capabilities of the U.S. Navy

"...expected to partner with Lockheed Martin, as it did on many other programs, the most recent is the support for ground based mid-course interceptor missiles. The SM-3 IIB is scheduled for fielding by 2018...."

Reference: defense-update.com .

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Russia Agrees to Help NATO Missile Defense Shield Plan

Russia Agrees to Help NATO Missile Defense Shield Plan

"...Russia has accepted NATO's invitation to join the European missile defense shield, the alliance's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced, the BBC reported...."

Reference: www.novinite.com .

Friday, November 19, 2010

NATO missile shield to get the go-ahead

NATO missile shield to get the go-ahead "...NATO member states are preparing to give the go-ahead this weekend to a revised missile shield to protect 900 million citizens...." Reference: www.theaustralian.com.au

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Iran informs Turkey of missile shield concerns

Iran informs Turkey of missile shield concerns

"...Turkey has hesitated, saying it doesn't want the system explicitly to target its neighbor, Iran...."

Reference: www.taiwannews.com.tw .

Iran Holds ‘Biggest’ Air Defense Drill Yet Over Nuke Sites

"...Iran has a history of dubious weapons claims. So take with about a ton of salt any bragging from the Islamic Republic about its cool new military toys. In the past, Iran has tried to spin a SCUD as a “space missile,” oversold the capabilities of its homebrew drone, announced a “new” anti-aircraft artillery that wasn’t quite so new and photoshopped a purported Shahab-3 missile launch..."

Reference: www.wired.com .

Monday, November 15, 2010

Boeing, Lockheed bid for next-gen Aegis missile system

Boeing, Lockheed bid for next-gen Aegis missile system

"...respective proposals before the US Missile Defense Agency for the concept definition and program planning phase of the Next Generation Aegis Missile (NGAM)...."

Reference: www.brahmand.com .

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Iran developing long-range radar, upgraded missile defense

Iran developing long-range radar, upgraded missile defense

"...Starting Tuesday, Iran's military will hold five days of air defense drills to assess the effectiveness of its missile defense and weapons systems, Miqani said..."

Reference: www.cnn.com .

Friday, November 12, 2010

Pentagon Confirms the Alleged California Missile Launch Was an Aircraft

Pentagon Confirms the Alleged California Missile Launch Was an Aircraft

"...The mystery missile launch, spotted on the eve of the Seoul G20 meeting, turns out to be nothing more than a common aircraft. Viewers were mislead ..."

Reference: www.staho.com .

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Video of Alleged Mystery Missile Launch

Fort Greely missile defense bid team announced

Fort Greely missile defense bid team announced

"...formed to pursue the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s ground-based midcourse defense contract. The contract includes work at the missile defense installation at Fort Greely near Delta Junction...."

Reference: newsminer.com .

Military Says Missile-Like Object Wasn't Missile

Military Says Missile-Like Object Wasn't Missile

"...Pentagon is still not sure what that was in the sky off the coast of California -- except that it was not a missile fired by the U.S. or some other country..."

Reference: www.cbsnews.com .

New START and Missile Defense

New START and Missile Defense

"...Obama scaled back the number of interceptors in the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System in Alaska and California from 44 to 30 and decided not to deploy 10 interceptors..."

Reference: www.heritage.org .

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Expert Thinks "Mystery Missile" an Illusion

Expert Thinks "Mystery Missile" an Illusion

"...One expert says he has an answer for a video that appears to show an unexplained missile launch off the Southern California coast - there was no missile.
..."

Reference: www.cbsnews.com .

Mystery US missile launch in California?

Mysterious missile lights up the sky over the Pacific

"...A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught on video Monday evening by a KCBS news helicopter. The spectacular contrail could easily be seen up in Los Angeles..."

Reference: www.760kfmb.com .

Monday, November 8, 2010

Missile Defense Agency Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction Satellite transfers to Air Force Space Command

Missile Defense Agency Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction Satellite transfers to Air Force Space Command

"...STSS ATRR was launched May 5, 2009 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. STSS ATRR is a small experimental satellite that serves as a pathfinder for prototype sensor technology and future MDA space missions...."

Reference: www.mda.mil .

Rand Paul pushes budget cuts for defense

Rand Paul pushes budget cuts for Social Security, Medicare and defense

"...from Kentucky, said on ABC's "This Week" that Social Security, Medicare and defense should also be "on the table."..."

Reference: www.nydailynews.com .

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Navy missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham arrives in Port Everglades

Navy missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham arrives in Port Everglades

"...Aboard the USS Jason Dunham, a massive missile destroyer flanked with torpedoes and Sea Hawk helicopters, the sailors tell the story of the ship's namesake with somber pride...."

Reference: www.miamiherald.com .

Top Turkish officials gather for anti-missile shield

Top Turkish officials gather for anti-missile shield

"...NATO Summit scheduled for Nov. 19-20 in Lisbon, to discuss a United States-led proposal to deploy a much-debated missile defense system on Turkish soil...."

Reference: www.hurriyetdailynews.com .

Missile alerts on your cell phone

IDF presents: Missile alerts on your cell phone

"...Israel Defense Forces will announce Monday an NIS 27 million investment in a new cellular system that will alert citizens in case of a missile attack...."

Reference: www.haaretz.com .

Friday, November 5, 2010

Navy Suspends Alliant Techsystems Missile Tests Following Software Failure

Navy Suspends Alliant Techsystems Missile Tests Following Software Failure

"...One hundred flights are planned to evaluate the missile’s effectiveness in destroying enemy missile radar, with the initial flights to assess missile guidance, internal diagnostics and pre-launch..."

Reference: www.bloomberg.com .

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Multipurpose NanoMissile System

U.S. Army Pursues Nanosats and Microlaunchers on a Shoestring

"...The Multipurpose NanoMissile System is designed to be a low-cost launcher using a bi-propellant ethane and nitrous oxide core stage supplemented by multiple strap-on surplus/end-of-life MLRS and ATACMS artillery rockets...."

Reference: satellite.tmcnet.com .

Monday, November 1, 2010

Site Investigations Announced for Kwajalein Missile Base Clean-up

"...Kwajalein is home to USAKA (United States Army Kwajalein Atoll) and the premier missile facility, the Ronald Reagan Test Site (RTS)...."

Reference: www.yokwe.net .

Raytheon eyes $4bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia

Raytheon eyes $4bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia

"...the world’s largest missile maker, plans to deliver arms worth $4bn to Saudi Arabia as part of a wider US weapons package..."

Reference: www.arabianbusiness.com .