Pentagon Suspends Lockheed Missile Contract

"...A top Pentagon official has said he is withholding a contract from Lockheed Martin Corp. over concerns about reliability problems with a missile interceptor..."

Reference: wsj.com .

FBI agents shows Newburgh jury a missile launcher

FBI agents shows Newburgh jury a missile launcher

"...shoulder-fire missile launcher and a duffel bag loaded with fake explosives,..."

Reference: www.policeone.com .

Informant takes stand in NY temple plot case

Informant takes stand in NY temple plot case

"...a plot involving the other men to blow up two synagogues in the Bronx with remote-control bombs. They also wanted to use surface-to-air missiles to shoot down planes at the Air National Guard base in Newburgh...."

Reference: www.google.com .

Lockheed Martin Corporation Wins $69.8M Missile Contract

Lockheed Martin Corporation Wins $69.8M Missile Contract

"...The prime area of focus for Lockheed Martin will be to provide engineering work on the Aegis missile-defense complex through its systems and sensors business. Additionally, the company will also be providing initial maintenance and support services...."

Reference: www.zacks.com .

More Reading on Lockheed Martin from Amazon: Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed

Iran says it test-fires new missile

Iran says it test-fires new missile

"...Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said the third generation of the Fateh-110, which means "conqueror" in Farsi and Arabic, is equipped with a high accuracy guidance control system. He said the solid-fuel missile was..."

Reference: www.google.com .

Iran Begins Producing Missile-Carrying Speedboats After Announcing Drone

Iran Begins Producing Missile-Carrying Speedboats After Announcing Drone

"...The Seraj-1 is a rapid-assault vessel that can operate in stormy weather, while the Zolfaqar can travel at 82 miles per hour and is equipped with the Nasr missile to strike enemy ships, Vahidi said, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency. Both speedboats will “significantly boost the Iranian navy’s defense capability,” he said...."

Reference: www.bloomberg.com .

Secretive Flights Between Iran and Venezuela Cause for Concern

International Intelligence Worries Over Iranian Flights to Caracas

"...There is some fear that Iran is moving people and weaponry into position through Latin America, with the (often vocal) support of the Venezuelan government, in order to strike against the U.S. and American interests in the case of an attack on their nuclear facilities by Israel or the U.S...."

Reference: chattahbox.com .

NASA packs up Robonaut for space station trip

NASA packs up Robonaut for space station trip

"...It will be the first human-like robot to become a permanent resident at the space station. The robot even has its own Twitter account (@AstroRobonaut) where its human handlers are posting updates for the automaton's mission. ..."

Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com .

Lockheed Martin Gets Contract

Lockheed-Raytheon team gets $309 million contract for Javelin missiles

"...Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Orlando missiles operation and teammate Raytheon Co. have landed a $309 million Army contract ..."

Reference: orlandosentinel.com .

Chinese ready to kill U.S. Navy carriers?

from WorldNetDaily Commentary

Chinese ready to kill U.S. Navy carriers?

"...Until now, the carrier has been virtually invincible. Short of a nuclear hit, the American Supercarrier could not be sunk – until now.

The Chinese have built, tested and are on schedule to deploy next year a missile designed to kill an American carrier. ..."

Reference: www.wnd.com .

U.S. Plans to Sell F-15 Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia

U.S. Plans to Sell F-15 Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia

"...Israeli officials opposed the deal, concerned that it could help undermine their military advantage in the region. Israel is not expected to challenge the sale by lobbying Congress. The Obama administration is expected to formally notify Congress of the plan to sell the planes..."

Reference: www.dailyfinance.com .

Further Notes: The F-15 is capable of carrying the AIM missile sets- Sparrow and Sidewiders, AMRAAM missiles, and is further upgradeable. Source: Wikipedia

Chinese 'Carrier-Killer' Missile Could Reshape Sea Combat

Chinese 'Carrier-Killer' Missile Could Reshape Sea Combat

"...China is developing an unprecedented new missile that is designed to be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier from a distance of more than 900 miles, sources say...."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

State of Israel and the United States Sign Upper-Tier Missile Defense Agreement

State of Israel and the United States Sign Upper-Tier Missile Defense Agreement

"...Signing for the State of Israel was Rear Admiral Ophir Shoham, Director of Defense Research and Development. The United States signatory was Army Lieutenant General Patrick J. O’Reilly, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

The agreement continues the long and accomplished history of cooperation between the State of Israel and the United States in the area of missile defense technology...."

Reference: www.mda.mil .

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Development and Sustainment Contract

NANA, Lockheed Martin to jointly seek missile defense contract

"...The Anchorage-based Native corporation would provide “logistics management, engineering and supply support services” in Fort Greely and Huntsville, Ala...."

Reference: newsminer.com .

Raytheon finds just what it needs in Huntsville

"...Raytheon, which employs about 700 people here, knows first-hand about the area's skilled work force. The company knows we have a great standard of living, too.
But it also is familiar with Tucson, its home base. And Camden, where a factory has been building missiles for several years...."    

This Article is From: al.com

GAO faults contract monitoring (Missile Defense)

GAO faults contract monitoring

"...The Missile Defense Agency, it said, has difficulty in measuring contractor performance in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense and Targets and Countermeasures programs as a result...."

Reference: www.upi.com .

Raytheon will build a missile production facility at Redstone

Raytheon To Build New Facility in Huntsville, Add 300 Jobs at Arsenal

"...When completed, the new production facility will provide final assembly and testing for Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-6. SM-3 production is expected to increase substantially in the next ten years, and SM-6 production is expected to begin in 2010...."

Reference: www.whnt.com .

Sending Hizbullah a message 'Israel is ready'

Sending Hizbullah a message 'Israel is ready'

"...Intel on Hizbullah declassified this week makes clear: Israel can still destroy the group's missiles should another war break out...."

Reference: www.jpost.com .

New START is no mistake

New START is no mistake

"...Massachusetts' former governor asserts that the treaty "impedes missile defense." In fact, the preamble notes the relationship between offense and defense, a strategic reality..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Midcourse Sensor Experiment

Midcourse Sensor Experiment

"...MSX represents the first system demonstration in space of Technology to identify and track ballistic missiles during their midcourse flight phase. The Sensor Technology Directorate of BMDO has overall responsibility of MSX. ..."

Reference: www.globalsecurity.org .

Israel Says Hezbollah Moves Missiles Near Border

Israel Says Hezbollah Moves Missiles Near Border

"...An Israeli military spokesman said the latest intelligence showed the Shiite militant organization backed and supplied by Iran was increasingly moving its military resources into built-up areas in preparation for any future Israeli military attack...."

Reference: abcnews.go.com .

Military shoots down missile

Military shoots down missile

"...U.S. Missile Defense Agency said in a statement last week. The test was the latest for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, which is part of a planned missile defense shield for the U.S...."

Reference: www.mauiweekly.com .

U.S. Elite Military Veterans: Cold War Veteran

Are you hiring the best you can? U.S. 'Cold War Vets' are the best investment you can make.

"...the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989), the peak of intelligent recruitment and retention of American Sailors and Soldiers. This group of individuals are considered the silent 'killers' ...a large, elite team of non-draft, recruited sailors and soldiers. Navy 'PRP' members were selected for their ..."

Reference: http://rocket-city.us .

Alleged spy ring seen as 'throwback to the Cold War'

Alleged spy ring seen as 'throwback to the Cold War'

"...an alleged network of Russian spies has provided new evidence that the era of Cold War espionage never completely ended, exposing what U.S. intelligence experts described as Moscow's ongoing commitment to aggressive espionage operations, ..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Obama Seeks Russian Collaboration on Missile Defense

Obama Seeks Russian Collaboration on Missile Defense

"..."I believe that cooperative missile defense with Russia has enormous potential, since the sharing of our technologies and information, which we currently collect about missile launches from third countries, can make both of our countries more secure," Obama said...."

Reference: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org .