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Friday, December 23, 2016

Airbus secures Iran Air deal with list price of $18 billion

Airbus secures Iran Air deal with list price of $18 billion

"...Airbus and Iran Air finalized a deal for 100 planes worth more than $18 billion dollars at list prices..."

Reference: www.seattletimes.com .

Monday, November 28, 2016

Undisclosed nation deepens investment in combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System

Raytheon wins $225m contract for increased Patriot missile defense capability

"...An undisclosed member of the 13-nation group that owns the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] a $225 million direct commercial sales contract for additional capability. The contract was awarded on Oct 19 ..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Trump Will Be Good For The Missile Defense Industry and Defense as a Whole

Huntsville mayor says Trump administration could impact local assets

"... in a few days to discuss missile defense, NASA and advanced manufacturing. Battle said it boils down to protecting Huntsville's assets. That's why he's closely watching who Trump picks as his defense secretary and NASA administrator. Battle said he's seeing an interesting trend as Trump builds his team. CNN is reporting that U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions is a front-runner for the defense secretary position..."

Reference: www.wsfa.com .

Monday, October 17, 2016

US warship 'again targeted in apparent failed missile attack'

US warship 'again targeted in apparent failed missile attack'

"...The missile attack, if confirmed, would mark the third time in a week that the USS Mason had been fired on in international waters from territory in Yemen controlled by Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels..."

Reference: www.straitstimes.com .

Thursday, September 29, 2016

US Defense Intelligence Agency Orders More Computing for Missile Space Center

US Defense Intelligence Agency Orders More Computing for Missile Space Center

"...The COLSA Corporation has received more than $100 million contract to provide scientific computing to support the work of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), the Department of Defense announced..."

Reference: sputniknews.com .

Raytheon integrate new missile defence radar

Raytheon integrate new missile defence radar

"...Raytheon Company engineers successfully integrated a new digital radar exciter and waveform generator for the company’s proposed Gallium Nitride-powered Active Electronically Scanned Array upgrade to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense radar. Beyond the GaN-based AESA radar, Raytheon has also installed and tested the digital exciter and waveform generator in the currently fielded Patriot radar..."

Reference: www.arabianaerospace.aero .

Thursday, September 8, 2016

North Korea conducts 5th nuclear test

North Korea conducts 5th nuclear test

"...A magnitude 5 earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear site in its northeastern region, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement. "We estimate the North has carried out the biggest-ever test given the yield of the North's nuclear test that reached 10 kilotons..."

Reference: www.koreatimes.co.kr .

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Presidential Candidate: we will pursue a state-of-the-art missile defense and accomplish peace through strength

We will rebuild our depleted military, and pursue a state-of-the-art missile defense. We will do it based on those three famous words: Peace Through Strength.

"...give our military the tools they need to defend that flag and to deter violence and aggression from our foreign adversaries. We will rebuild our depleted military, and pursue a state-of-the-art missile defense. We will do it based on those three famous words: Peace Through Strength. We will make sure our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines have the best equipment, training and tools in the world ..."

Reference: www.politico.com .

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Obama Official Excuses Iranian Missile Deployment Near Nuclear Facility

Obama Official Excuses Iranian Missile Deployment Near Nuclear Facility

"...A top aide to President Obama forgave Iran's deployment of an advanced missile defense system around one of its nuclear facilities on Monday. "It's not prohibited under any U.N. Security Council resolution because it's a defensive system," Obama national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters..."

Reference: www.weeklystandard.com .

Monday, August 29, 2016

China's New Missile Defense System Aimed At United States And South Korea? Arms Race Leads To 'Powerful' Attack Weapon

China's New Missile Defense System Aimed At United States And South Korea? Arms Race Leads To 'Powerful' Attack Weapon

"...warning South Korea that it does not approve of its decision to deploy a missile shield that uses U.S. radars on the Korean peninsula. South Korea claims the shield is necessary to guard against potential attacks from North Korea, which has threatened to use nuclear weapons. North Korea is China's ally, but South Korea and China have robust trade relations. China's missile defense system consists of new missiles and launching systems, Shen said..."

Reference: www.ibtimes.com .

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

2016 Space & Missile Defense Symposium

19th Annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium

"...The SMD Symposium is the leading educational, professional development and networking event in the space and missile defense community. The symposium is widely attended by leaders and professionals from the United States and our allies around the world. It is the ideal forum for conducting business face-to-face. Participants can also earn continuing education credits..."

Reference: smdsymposium.org .

Friday, July 8, 2016

Poland closer to clinching $5 billion missile deal with Raytheon: minister

Poland closer to clinching $5 billion missile deal with Raytheon: minister

"..."Raytheon has agreed to our minimal condition aimed at securing that at least 50 percent of the money which is to be spent of the Patriot system (Raytheon's missile defense system) would be spent on works done by Polish plants," he said..."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Missile Defense Agency Completes Successful Flight Tests of Enhanced Nozzle for SM-3 Third Stage Rocket Motor

Missile Defense Agency Completes Successful Flight Tests of Enhanced Nozzle for SM-3 Third Stage Rocket Motor

"...the Missile Defense Agency’s successful tests of its enhanced MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) nozzle on the Raytheon Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB in Controlled Test Vehicles (CTVs)-01a/02. These flight tests were conducted on May 25 and 26, 2016, respectively, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility. The missiles were launched from a U.S. Navy Aegis destroyer off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii ..."

Reference: finance.yahoo.com .

US, Japan Sign Arms Trade Pact: Missile Defense Co-Production & More

US, Japan Sign Arms Trade Pact: Missile Defense Co-Production & More

"...“DOD has been trying to negotiate a reciprocal agreement with the Japanese for decades, but the big hurdle has been the ‘reciprocal’ part of this: the Japanese being willing to export technology … and the willingness to open up their defense market,” said a Hill staffer. “The implications for two way defense cooperation – particularly in missile defense technology – could be pretty significant.” “If you look at trade data, for aerospace civil imports, they’re one of our largest suppliers; if you look on the defense side, it’s zero,” said Joel Johnson, an analyst at the Teal Group. The Reciprocal Defense Procurement pact could blow that open ..."

Reference: breakingdefense.com .

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Successfully Tracks Simulated Missile

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Successfully Tracks Simulated Missile

"...The central component of the Lockheed Martin-developed Aegis BMD Combat System is the SPY-1 radar; the most widely-fielded naval phased array radar in the world. The Aegis system and SPY-1 radar provide the U.S. and allied nations with advanced surveillance, anti-air warfare and missile defense capabilities..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

Huntsville, Alabama: The unofficial world capital of missile defense development

Pentagon Pork Revealed in Three Amendments

"...Garamendi’s amendment went down to defeat, in part due to the strenuous objections of Rep. Mike Rogers (D-AL). The unofficial world capital of missile defense development - Huntsville, Alabama - is based in Rep. Rogers’ home state. Rep. Rogers may well be a true believer in missile defense, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that his state is a huge beneficiary of missile defense spending when one hears him debate the issue..."

Reference: www.huffingtonpost.com .

Thursday, May 12, 2016

U.S. launches long-awaited European missile defense shield

U.S. launches long-awaited European missile defense shieldU.S. launches long-awaited European missile defense shield

"...The system, to be operated by NATO, is getting up and running nearly a decade after the U.S. first announced plans to do so, only to encounter pushback from Russia. The U.S. has long insisted that the shield is directed against rogue states like Iran and not intended to target Moscow's missiles..."

Reference: www.cnn.com .

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

MDA Picks Booz Allen for $63M Ballistic Missile Defense System Consulting Contract

MDA Picks Booz Allen for $63M Ballistic Missile Defense System Consulting Contract

"...Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has received a potential five-year, $62.7 million contract to provide consulting, development, management and maintenance services in support of the Missile Defense Agency’s Ballistic Missile Defense System..."

Reference: www.govconwire.com .

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Big Concerns with Army’s Patriot Radar Replacement Plan

HASC Concerned with Army’s Patriot Radar Replacement Plan

"...The committee is so concerned with the Army's plan, or lack thereof, that it wants to withhold program office funding until the service develops a new plan to replace the Patriot radar system, according to the chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2017 bill. “The Army strategy would delay fielding a new radar, despite high-technology readiness levels, until 2028; this means our warfighters will be deployed with a 58-year-old radar before they get a modernized capability,..."

Reference: www.defensenews.com .

North Korean Missile Test Fails, South Says, Bringing String of Crashes to 3

North Korean Missile Test Fails, South Says, Bringing String of Crashes to 3

"...Thursday’s attempts bring the total failures in launching the Musudan — one of the North’s most powerful missiles deployed or under development — to three in the past two weeks, according to South Korean officials. The successive failures are a potential embarrassment for North Korea’s leader..."

Reference: www.nytimes.com .

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Northrop's new battle command system proves its worth

Northrop's new battle command system proves its worth

"...HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has successfully defeated ballistic and cruise missiles in a dual-engagement test of a Northrop Grumman-developed battle command system...."

Reference: www.upi.com .

Monday, April 18, 2016

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

"...According to the semi-official Fars News, the parts did not include the missiles themselves..."

Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea Alarms Experts (video)

Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea Alarms Experts

"...Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jets flew at extremely low altitude over the American guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in the international waters of the Baltic Sea ..."

Reference: www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com



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Friday, April 8, 2016

North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

"...advances have been accompanied by a series of threats to blow up New York City, the White House and South Korea’s presidential Blue House. Although North Korea has fired a range of projectiles, it has not demonstrated an ability to successfully fire a nuclear-tipped missile and hit a target. That would almost certainly be suicide..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Thursday, April 7, 2016

US ‘Gremlin’ drones designed to cause missile defense mayhem (VIDEO)

US ‘Gremlin’ drones designed to cause missile defense mayhem (VIDEO)

"...Nicknamed the ‘Gremlins’ program, an audacious US government-backed plan to use swarms of drones to disrupt enemy missile defense systems is under development. ..."

Reference: www.rt.com

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Friday, April 1, 2016

Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

"...has repeated threats of nuclear strikes on Seoul and Washington and warned it will test a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying it..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Obama’s Devastating Cuts in Missile Defense

Obama’s Devastating Cuts in Missile Defense

"...the Obama administration has undermined what is known as the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) system, which relies on strategically placed ground-based missiles combined with radars to enable the interception of incoming offensive missiles. In fact, as part of his failed ”reset” policy towards Russia, Obama decided during his first year in office to reverse a key initiative of the Bush administration that would have deployed missile interceptors and a radar station in Poland and the Czech Republic. Obama got absolutely nothing in return for this enormous concession, which has increased the vulnerability of Europe and the U.S. homeland ..."

Reference: www.frontpagemag.com .

Thursday, March 17, 2016

North Korea launches ballistic missiles

North Korea launches ballistic missiles

"...The launch was confirmed by U.S. officials. A U.S. defense official told CNN the United States tracked two ballistic missiles..."

Reference: www.cnn.com .

Monday, March 7, 2016

Raytheon Standard Missile-6 successfully hits surface target

Raytheon Standard Missile-6 successfully hits surface target

"...PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii, Mar. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) successfully engaged a surface target -- the decommissioned USS Reuben James (FFG 57) -- in a recent flight test. The test was a demonstration of the U.S. Navy's concept of "distributed lethality," employing ships in dispersed formations to increase the offensive might of the surface force and enabling future options for the joint force commander. The USS John Paul Jones fired the SM-6 during the test; another Air Defense Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer was on station as the assist ship..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

NY man accused of shipping missile-grade metal to Iran via Turkey

NY man accused of shipping missile-grade metal to Iran via Turkey

"...The feds arrested the CEO of a metal services company in New York Tuesday on charges of exporting a high-tech missile-grade metallic powder to Iran secretly through Turkey. Erdal Kuyumcu..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Thursday, February 25, 2016

US, China agree on UN sanctions against North Korea over missile test

US, China agree on UN sanctions against North Korea over missile test

"...National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said Rice and Wang agreed "on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea's provocations, including through a U.N. Security Council resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions." "They agreed that they will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state," Price said..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Lockheed Martin Missile Contract Boost To Extend Production In Arkansas

Lockheed Martin Missile Contract Boost To Extend Production In Arkansas

"...According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin’s Missile and Fire Control (MFC) division based in Grand Prairie, Texas, received the multimillion dollar adjustment to a previously awarded fixed-price contract for production of 20 additional Lot 8 Interceptors and associated production support efforts for the Pentagon’s so-called Missile Defense Agency’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) project office in Huntsville, Ala..."

Reference: ualrpublicradio.org .

Friday, February 5, 2016

Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile

Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile

"...The rocket, widely believed to be a cover for a long-range ballistic missile, would fly over part of the Sakishima island chain in Okinawa Prefecture, which includes the islands of Ishigaki and Miyako..."

Reference: www.japantimes.co.jp .

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

"...A test launch for the missile-defense system is planned for Thursday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, but it won’t involve an intercept attempt. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency intends to conduct a test of a ground-based interceptor between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from an underground silo on North Base..."

Reference: www.noozhawk.com .

Nuclear missile 'mishap' costs Air Force $1.8M

Nuclear missile 'mishap' costs Air Force $1.8M

"... Air Force officials did not specifically address whether radioactive material was released when the missile was damaged, but said the incident did not result in any injuries or threaten public safety. Further details about the nature of the "mishap" are murky, as the full report from the military's Accident Investigation Board remains classified ..."

Reference: www.ksl.com .

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Pentagon fastens lasers to military drones to zap missiles out of the skies

Pentagon fastens lasers to military drones to zap missiles out of the skies

"...The YAL-1 proved the concept of laser attacks on missiles but in practical terms the aircraft wasn't feasible. In order to get enough power to knock out missiles, it had to get very close to the target, making it vulnerable to attack. Now the Pentagon is investigating how to build the laser technology onto smaller drones that can loiter over a target for a long time ..."

Reference: www.theregister.co.uk .

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Huntsville Space & Missile Defense Command's mission continues to grow

Space & Missile Defense Command's mission continues to grow

"...The command, located at Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal, is led by Lieutenant General David Mann who has recently been named the Army's Air and Missile Defense Enterprise integrator in support of the Army's vision for Force 2025 and beyond..."

Reference: www.waaytv.com .

Monday, January 4, 2016

Lockheed Martin Receives $528 Million THAAD Missile-Defense Contract

Lockheed Martin Receives $528 Million THAAD Missile-Defense Contract

"...The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The new interceptors will support a growing number of U.S. Army THAAD units. ..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .