Vought labor talks to continue in January

Vought labor talks to continue in January
"...The two groups sat down for the first time since the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 735 went on strike at Vought’s Nashville facility on Sept. 27...."
Reference: charlotte.bizjournals.com

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Precision Attack Missile

NLOS-LS Team Completes Second Guided Test Flight of Precision Attack Missile
"...Raytheon Company's Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, completed the second guided test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's Precision Attack Missile...."
Reference: raytheon.mediaroom.com

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Dummy target hit in missile defense test

Pentagon declares it a success, though decoy 'countermeasures' fail to deploy in the encounter over the Pacific Ocean.

Dummy target hit in missile defense test
"...While in flight, the target was tracked by radar systems in Alaska, at sea and at Beale Air Force Base in California. Information from five different sensors was integrated, then sent to the interceptor...."
Reference: www.latimes.com

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NATO supports U.S. missile defense projects in Eastern Europe

NATO supports U.S. missile defense projects in Eastern Europe
"...NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday expressed their support for the U.S. missile defense projects in the Czech Republic and Poland, recognizing their "substantial contribution" to the protection of NATO allies from long-range ballistic missiles...."
Reference: news.xinhuanet.com

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Defense Secretary Gates to Keep Job Under Obama

Defense Secretary Gates to Keep Job Under Obama
"...Gates will hold onto the top Pentagon job for at least the first year of the Obama administration...."
Reference: www.foxnews.com

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Russia test fires ballistic missile

Russia test fires ballistic missile
"...its new intercontinental ballistic missile, designed to counter a planned US missile shield in Eastern Europe. The RS-24..."
Reference: www.presstv.ir

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Raytheon Gets $54M Missile Defense Contract

Up Up and Away

Raytheon Gets $54M Missile Defense Contract
"..."'Raytheon is the only company that has designed, developed and deployed exoatmospheric kill vehicles for the Ballistic Missile Defense System,' said Frank Wyatt, Raytheon Missile Systems vice president of Naval Weapon Systems. ..."
Reference: voices.washingtonpost.com

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Huntsville Alabama BRAC News

Mission to back BRAC

Mission to back BRAC
"...Nearly $500 million more is being spent for local contractors to construct the necessary buildings for the new Army commands coming to the arsenal, which include the Missile Defense Agency, Space and Missile Defense Command, Army Material Command, Army Security Assistance Command and Rotary Wing Center...."
Reference: www.al.com

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A missile defense test fails in Japanese waters

A missile defense test fails in Japanese waters
"...on Nov. 20 the test of a missile shield being developed with the United States to protect against possible attacks from North Korea has ended in failure. ..."
Reference: rfdesign.com

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Will Obama Continue 'Star Wars?'

Will Obama Continue 'Star Wars?'
"..."Congressional committees are looking to scale back the role of the Missile Defense Agency, an organization that has operated outside the normal rules for weapons programs since it was created by then-Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in 2002," writes CQ's Josh Rogin...."
Reference: blog.wired.com

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Company Spotlight: deciBel Research

Company Spotlight: deciBel Research
"...deciBel Research focuses on the design, development, testing, and exploitation of advanced radar target tracking and recognition algorithms. In this quest, deciBel Research excels in the detailed understanding of the phenomenology of radar signatures and their underlying generation process which includes in-depth knowledge of the fundamental sensor construct and data processing capabilities and how they, in turn, capture and interpret the underlying targets and environments phenomenology and physics. deciBel Research core Science and Technology expertise includes multi-frequency RF target phenomenology, advanced spectral estimation algorithms, advanced target motion algorithms, novel 2D and 3D imaging algorithms, and advanced fused, multisensor discrimination-based track algorithms. ..."
Reference: www.dbresearch.net

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Iran's missile tests show need for European shield, officials say

Iran's missile tests show need for European shield, officials say
"...Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long-range surface-to-surface missile – one that could easily strike as far away as southeastern Europe with greater precision than earlier models...."
Reference: www.dallasnews.com

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Company Spotlight: ASD

ASD, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years as Premier Information Technology (IT) Company
"...U.S. Army and Space Missile Defense Command, Washington Headquarters Services, Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Forces Command, the Air Force Comptroller, Defense Information Systems Agency, Department of Labor, and Department of Energy. Since graduating from the Small Business Administration 8(a) program, ASD has grown into a “big” small business with almost 200 employees; $18M in annual revenues; a corporate HQ’s in Arlington, Virginia; a field office in Huntsville, Alabama;..."
Reference: www.asd-inc.com

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Testing Obama from the very start

Testing Obama from the very start
"...Hours after Obama was elected president, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev gave a blistering speech vowing to place short-range missiles on Russian's border if Washington proceeds with planned missile defense systems in Eastern Europe...."
Reference: www.oregonlive.com

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Barack Obama throws US missile shield into doubt

Barack Obama throws US missile shield into doubt
"...Officials in Warsaw said that after a conversation between President Lech Kaczynski and Mr Obama, they believe that the chances of the controversial project going ahead now stood at no more than "over 50 per cent"...."
Reference: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Alabama’s Fifth District is a defense and high-tech hub

Down the Homestretch: Alabama’s 5th District (Open Seat)
"...Thanks to the Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama’s Fifth District is a defense and high-tech hub. Parker got a boost when he invited several big-name defense contractors to watch a clip of Sen. Barack Obama pledging in 2007 to cut investment in unproven missile defense systems. “Some jaws hit the floor,” Parker claimed...."
Reference: blogs.wsj.com

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McCain vs. Obama on Missle Defense for Hawaii

McCain vs. Obama on Missle Defense for Hawaii
"...The Taepodong-2, North Korea's most advanced missile, has a range of up to 9,300 miles. Hawaii is only about 4,350 miles southwest of North Korea. Hawaii should never have to live in the shadow of missile and nuclear attack. An effective Missile Defense would safeguard our island home from attack and even from nuclear..."
Reference: www.hawaiireporter.com

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ABC Nightline Missile Defense Ft Greely

Missile Defense

VIDEO: ABC Nightline Missile Defense Ft Greely
"...100th Missile Defense Brigade, April 25 (downloaded from SMDC [http://www.smdc.army.mil ])uploaded for use on Ares [ http://aresblog.net ] ..."

Reference: youtube video from ABC Nightline




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Israel Navy deploys state-of-the-art missile defense shield

Israel Navy deploys state-of-the-art missile defense shield
"...Israel Aerospace Industries announced Sunday that they successfully completed a series of tests of a new missile defense system for the Israel Navy's fleets. The 'Barak-1' is ..."
Reference: www.haaretz.com

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Taking The Steely Dan Approach to Missile Defense

Taking The Steely Dan Approach to Missile Defense
"... Jeff Baxter, once the axman for the band Steely Dan, now works as a consultant on technological issues for the Department of Defense. That’s right, the man nicknamed “Skunk”, the same man who jammed out with Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s and later joined The Doobie Brothers, is now one of the country’s foremost experts on missile defense. ..."
Reference: news.inventhelp.com

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SMDC official admits illegal lobbying

SMDC official admits illegal lobbying
"...A Huntsville missile defense official convicted of taking $1.6 million in bribes admitted to not only squeezing contractors for kickbacks, but illegally lobbying Congress for unnecessary work to keep the money flowing and ..."
Reference: www.al.com

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The Need for Missile Defense

The Need for Missile Defense
"...has taken significant steps to develop sea- and land-based missile defense systems, the next White House and Congress should continue supporting missile defense programs to enhance our national security...."
Reference: www.military.com

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Raytheon Wins Stage I of U.S. Army's award for Integrated Battle Command System

Raytheon Wins Stage I of U.S. Army's award for Integrated Battle Command System
"...IBCS is a U.S. Army development program with a modular, open architecture, "system of systems" construct allowing air and missile defense warfighters to use any sensor and any shooter within an integrated fire control network...."
Reference: www.rttnews.com

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Missile Defense in Poland

Polish troops withdraw from Iraq

Polish troops withdraw from Iraq
"...However, the government is increasing its troop levels in Afghanistan and preparing for a U.S. missile defense base...."
Reference: www.statesman.co

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Why does debate on defense spending matter in Oxford?

Why does debate on defense spending matter in Oxford?
"...Miltec collaborates with the university on defense-related projects in the area of applied acoustics research - specifically high-tech sensors that can detect and identify cruise missiles and others that can triangulate the location of earthquakes or nuclear tests. From 2000-2007, Miltec got $12.2 million in six separate defense contracts. Miltec president Don Miller said he and other defense contractors fear that Obama will cut defense spending. "I have particular concerns that he will cut missile defense spending," he said. "It could set this country back 10 years."..."
Reference: www.clarionledger.com

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