Obama should press forward with missile defense

Obama should press forward with missile defense
"...In a debate with Sen. John McCain, he said, “I actually believe that we need missile defense, because of Iran and North Korea and the potential for them to obtain or to launch nuclear weapons.”..."
Reference: www.kansascity.com

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Zippe-type centrifuge

Zippe-type centrifuge
"...Pakistan's nuclear program developed the P1 and P2 centrifuges -- the first two centrifuges that Pakistan deployed in large numbers. The P1 centrifuge uses an aluminum rotor, and the P2 centrifuge uses a maraging steel rotor, which is stronger, spins faster, and therefore enriches more uranium per machine than the P1 centrifuge's aluminum rotor...."
Reference: en.wikipedia.org

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India-US 'missile shield talks'

India-US 'missile shield talks'
"...India has been holding initial talks with the US over the possible purchase of a missile defence shield system, the UK's Financial Times has reported...."
Reference: news.bbc.co.uk

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Northrop Grumman 'Cold-Launch' System

Northrop Grumman Begins Testing 'Cold-Launch' System That Makes Kinetic Energy Interceptors Mobile, Global, Flexible
"...Northrop Grumman is developing the cold-launch system for KEI based on those it has supplied for U.S. Navy submarines since the 1950s as well as those used on silo-based Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. That work is underway at company facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif.

"Eject or cold launch technology is a proven approach used on Navy submarines for many years," Spehar noted. "Using this very safe technology, we can launch large or highly energetic missiles, such as KEI, because only a small amount of propellant is needed to eject the interceptor compared with igniting the first stage rocket motor."

Featuring the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's newest high-acceleration booster, KEI's launch system is designed to eject an interceptor about 200 feet in the air before the first stage rocket motor ignites. For KEI, about 70 pounds of propellant is ignited in the gas generator to eject the approximate 25,000-pound missile. ..."
Reference: www.northropgrumman.com


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$397.9M: Next Step Or Last Step for GMD?

$397.9M: Next Step Or Last Step for GMD?
"...Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL received a $397.9 million not-to-exceed award under a cost plus award fee..."
Reference: www.defenseindustrydaily.com

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What Type Missile is Hamas Firing at the Israel ?

Qassam Missile/Rocket (Arabic: صاروخ القسام‎ Ṣārūkh al-Qassām; also Kassam)
"...The Qassam rocket (Arabic: صاروخ القسام‎ Ṣārūkh al-Qassām; also Kassam) is a simple steel rocket filled with explosives, produced by Hamas. Three models have been used. They are all free-flying artillery rockets lacking any guidance system. The Gaza Strip has been separated from Israel by a security barrier since 1996, which frustrated infiltration into Israel. ..."
Reference: en.wikipedia.org

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Will Obama Change Reagan Test Site Missile Mission?

Will Obama Change Reagan Test Site Missile Mission?
"...Marshall Islands leaders expressed concern about job losses at Kwajalein missile range during U.S.-Marshall Islands defense talks earlier this month in Majuro. But a bigger question for the Reagan Test Site is whether President-elect Barack Obama will dramatically reduce the level of missile defense work for this western Pacific base that has been the hub of America’s missile defense program since 1964...."
Reference: www.pacificmagazine.net

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Alternative View on Missile Defense

Poll Proves Local Opposition to Kodiak Launch Complex
"...The poll clearly indicates local attitudes toward Space Pork Kodiak. ..."
Reference: kodiaklaunchcomplex.blogspot.com

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U.S. Tests Missile Defense

U.S. Tests Missile Defense
"...commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, says there is a growing threat from nations that are vigorously working to develop capabilities that could strike U.S. allies or territory. ..."
Reference: www.voanews.com

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Missile defense 'is continuing to grow'

Missile defense 'is continuing to grow'
"...Although details of the incoming Obama administration's defense and budget priorities are unknown, the director of the Missile Defense Agency said Friday there is extensive support for the program in Washington and, increasingly, abroad..."
Reference: www.al.com

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Space-Based Interceptor

Reuters Summit-Lockheed backs look at space threats
"...The U.S. Congress has approved $5 million for an independent study of possible space-based interceptor missiles as part of the emerging U.S. anti-missile defense...."
Reference: uk.reuters.com

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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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