Raytheon: Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) System

Raytheon: Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) System
"...a tactical, theater-based, advanced sensor system. The system is elevated by tethered aerostats to enable battlefield commanders to increase their wide-area protection against land-attack cruise missiles.

JLENS provides the long endurance (up to 30 days on station), over-the-horizon detection and tracking capabilities required to defeat the proliferating cruise-missile threat. ..."
Reference: www.raytheon.com


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Tough talk from Russia's Putin on U.S. missile shield

Tough talk from Russia's Putin on U.S. missile shield
"...Putin called Tuesday for the development of new offensive weapons systems to "preserve a strategic balance" with the United States. The Russian leader also demanded that Washington disclose more details of its planned missile defense deployments and technology...."
Reference: www.latimes.com

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U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense

U.S. forces to train Poles on air defense
"...“The agreement will facilitate a range of mutually agreed activities including joint training and exercises, deployments of U.S. military personnel, and prospective Ballistic Missile Defense deployments,” the U.S. State Department said in a news release...."
Reference: www.stripes.com

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St. Louis priest convicted of trespassing at Colorado missile silo facility to protest nukes

St. Louis priest convicted of trespassing at Colorado missile silo facility to protest nukes
"...convicted a 76-year-old Roman Catholic priest from St. Louis of damaging and trespassing on a nuclear missile..."
Reference: www.kdvr.com

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Raytheon missile deals bring in $1 billion

Raytheon missile deals bring in $1 billion
"...Raytheon Co. reports it has landed two contracts worth more than $1 billion from the U.S. Army to provide Patriot missiles for Taiwan...."
Reference: www.masshightech.com

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U.S. tracked launch of new missile Iran claims can evade radar

U.S. tracked launch of new missile Iran claims can evade radar
"...Sejil-2 was designed to penetrate missile defense systems deployed by Israel and the United States. He said the missile was coated with a substance that prevented radar lock-on required for interception...."

Reference: www.worldtribune.com/

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Parker Griffith Cites "Liberal Policies," GOP Support For NASA And Defense Projects

Parker Griffith Cites "Liberal Policies," GOP Support For NASA And Defense Projects
"...Since election to Congress I have fought hard to educate other members on the importance of a strong National Missile Defense program and that we must give our NASA programs more support if we are to maintain our lead in space. And while there are some great Democratic supporters of these programs I increasingly find that my allies in fighting for these initiatives come from within the Republican Party. As we move forward and continue to fight for these programs I believe that working as a Republican -- and joining with Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions, Robert Aderholt,..."
Reference: theatlantic.com

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Test of newest U.S. missile defense technology will simulate attack by Iran

Test of newest U.S. missile defense technology will simulate attack by Iran
"...January test, the fake ICBM is slated to originate from the Missile Defense Agency's launch facility in the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific while the interceptor missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, according to Lehner...."
Reference: www.cnn.com

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Former Huntsville missile defense official sentenced for taking bribes

Former Huntsville missile defense official sentenced for taking bribes
"...Michael Cantrell, 54, admitted taking $1.6 million from contractors over a six-year period ending in 2007. He served as the director for the Joint Center for Technology Integration at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command...."
Reference: blog.al.com

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Employment Spotlight: Supervisory General Engineer (Missile Systems/Intel)

Supervisory General Engineer (Missile Systems/Intel)

This is a Federal employment position found at USAJOBS with the Vacancy Announcement Number: P09-026290-01-TDM. The closing date is December 28, 2009. The position is for a Supervisory General Engineer (Missile Systems/Intel) with the Defense Intelligence Agency in Huntsville, Alabama. The employee serves as Division Chief, Supervisory General Engineer, in the Ballistic Missile Technical Analysis Division, Office for Offensive Systems, Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), Directorate for Analysis (DI), Redstone Arsenal, AL.
- Exercises technical and administrative supervision over a staff responsible for the operation and management of S and TI analysis programs pertaining to foreign missiles. Establishes goals, objectives, and priorities and develops plans and projects to accomplish these efforts through effective and efficient business practices. Determines and allocates the...[continued]

Reference: usajobs.gov

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Predator drones hacked in Iraq operations

Predator drones hacked in Iraq operations
"...intercepted live video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator drones using a $25.95 Windows application that allows them to track the pilotless aircraft undetected. ..."
Reference: cnet.com
Additional References: SkyGrabber


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Iran missile test sends 'bad signal' to world

Iran missile test sends 'bad signal' to world
"...fired an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile, which it says can reach..."
Reference: www.canada.com

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DeciBel Research Purchases SGI's ICE Cube

DeciBel Research Purchases SGI's ICE Cube
"...Silicon Graphics International Corp. (SGI: News ) announced that deciBel Research has purchased ICE Cube"..."
Reference: www.rttnews.com

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NLOS-LS Team Uses Warhead to Defeat Stationary Target

NLOS-LS Team Uses Warhead to Defeat Stationary Target
"...WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Dec. 1, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), completed a test flight of the Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System's Precision Attack Missile using a warhead...."
Reference: www.deagel.com

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Missile Defense Value Must be Explained, Japanese FM Says

Missile Defense Value Must be Explained, Japanese FM Says
"...Under the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan has sought to build a missile defense system consisting of land-based Patriot Advanced Capability 3 interceptors and ship-based Standard Missile 3 systems as a hedge against an attack from North Korea. The missile shield, intended largely as a hedge against North Korea, is expected to be finished in 2011, Agence France-Presse reported...."
Reference: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org

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Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture

Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture
"...U.S. Army Europe officials were in Warsaw working on the agreement shortly before Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Poland last month in the wake of the White House decision to change the Bush administration’s missile defense plan. Biden reassured Polish leaders that the new plan — although scrapping putting long-range missile interceptors in Poland — did not leave the country out of the loop. And he announced that a U.S. Patriot missile battery of about 100 soldiers would soon arrive on Polish soil...."
Reference: www.stripes.com

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Lockheed Martin seeks opportunities in changes

Lockheed Martin seeks opportunities in changes
"...responsible for a number of Lockheed Martin operations based or managed in North Alabama, including supporting the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Program; North Alabama Operations, which includes the Battle Management Technology Center and Courtland production facility; and the company's pursuit of the MDA's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Operations and Sustainment contract. ..."
Reference: www.al.com

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Iran waits for Russian word on missile contract: Iranian minister

Iran waits for Russian word on missile contract: Iranian minister
"...Iran has not received official statements from Russia on the breaking of an agreement to transfer S300 missile defense systems to Tehran, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said today. He was commenting on information about Russia's refusal to provide the missiles, IRNA reported...."
Reference: en.trend.az

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U.S. Diplomat to Discuss Missile Defense With Czechs

U.S. Diplomat to Discuss Missile Defense With Czechs
"...Under the "third site" plan developed by the Bush administration, the Czech Republic would have hosted a large radar center while 10 long-range missile interceptors would have been deployed in Poland. The Obama administration now intends in coming years to deploy sea- and land-based versions of the Standard Missile 3 interceptor to counter what is seen as a growing threat from Iran..."
Reference: Missile Defensewww.globalsecuritynewswire.org

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Star Trek: D-A-C Now Available on PlayStation Network and Windows PC

Star Trek: D-A-C Now Available on PlayStation Network and Windows PC
"...The Missile Cruiser is a heavy artillery ship that features a longer range than any other ship in the game, but is vulnerable to close range attacks due to a low rate of fire and slower flight speed...."
Reference: ign.com

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Kwajalein Marshall Islands, Land of Tomorrow

"...Kwajalein has become the splash-down and intercept launch site for the THAAD missile program, a current spin-off of Reagan-era Star Wars "Bright Pebbles" strategic planning. ..."
Reference: www.escapeartist.com

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Hawaii sought for more missile-defense work

Hawaii sought for more missile-defense work
"...Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, have asked Congress for $68.5 million to build an Aegis missile-defense test site at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the western shores of Kauai...."
Reference: www.honoluluadvertiser.com

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Boeing to lay off 69 local workers

Boeing to lay off 69 local workers
"...because of cuts to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program in the 2010 defense budget..."
Reference: www.al.com

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Raytheon lands $100M missile defense contract

Raytheon lands $100M missile defense contract
"...David’s Sling Weapon System, the joint program of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency..."
Reference: www.azbiz.com

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