Brooks appointed to House committees with Huntsville ties

Brooks appointed to House committees with Huntsville ties

"...“My number one goal was to be on committees that oversee national defense and NASA and be well-positioned to advocate and protect programs of national importance and north Alabama jobs,” Brooks stated in prepared statement...."

Reference: www.timesdaily.com .

France tests infrared-guided missile

France tests infrared-guided missile

"...The AASM guided weapon is currently being used in Afghanistan on Rafale multirole fighters deployed by French armed forces...."

Reference: www.upi.com .

Ground Based Interceptor Fails to Intercept

Long-range missile defense test fails

"...long-range interceptor missile launched successfully, radar and sensors worked properly and the "kill vehicle" deployed. But the "kill vehicle" didn't hit the target...."

Reference: cnn.com .

Missile Defense Test Postponed

Missile Defense Test Postponed

"...Today's planned flight test exercising elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) has been postponed due to weather and associated air traffic conflicts over the central Pacific Ocean. The earliest the flight test can take place is Dec. 15, 2010. ..."

Reference: www.mda.mil .

Missile defense test scheduled

Missile defense test scheduled

"...12/10/2010 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Missile Defense Agency plans to conduct a flight test involving the launch of a ground-based interceptor from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site here Dec. 14 with a launch window of 8 a.m. to noon.

The ground-based interceptor test will defend against an intermediate-range ballistic missile target launched from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.

The operationally-configured interceptor is designed to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile warhead as part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense element of the integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System.

This will be the fourth launch of an operationally configured ground-based interceptor from Vandenberg AFB...."

Reference: 30th Space Wing Public Affairs; http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123234564 .

MDA Missle Test Aims to Intercept Target Launched from Kwajalein

MDA Missle Test Aims to Intercept Target Launched from Kwajalein

"...The Missile Defense Agency plans to conduct a flight test involving the launch of a ground-based interceptor from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Dec. 14 with a launch window of..."

Reference: www.yokwe.net .

Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S.

Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the U.S.

"...According to Die Welt, Venezuela has agreed to allow Iran to establish a military base manned by Iranian missile officers, soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Venezuelan missile officers. In addition, Iran has given permission for the missiles to be used in case of an "emergency"...."

Reference: www.hudson-ny.org .

Demo satellites detect, track missile

Demo satellites detect, track missile

"...The Missile Defense Agency is pursuing the STSS Demonstration program as a space-based sensor component of the Ballistic Missile Defense System...."

Reference: www.upi.com .

U.S. Affirms Plan to Deploy Missile Interceptors to Poland

U.S. Affirms Plan to Deploy Missile Interceptors to Poland

"...yesterday reaffirmed his intention to deploy U.S. missile interceptors in Poland as part of NATO missile defense efforts, the White House announced..."

Reference: www.globalsecuritynewswire.org .

India Says Test Of Nuclear-Capable Missile Fails

India Says Test Of Nuclear-Capable Missile Fails

"...said the surface-to-surface Agni-II Plus missile fell into the Bay of Bengal shortly after it was launched..."

Reference: www.rferl.org .

U.S. Navy Rail Gun Faster Than a Speeding Missile

Navy Goes for World Record With Incredible, Sci-Fi Weapon

"...a railgun offers 2 to 3 times the velocity of a conventional big gun, so that it can hit its target within 6 minutes. By contrast, a guided cruise missile travels at subsonic speeds, meaning that the intended target could be gone by the time it reaches its destination...."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Army Contractor Cited, Fined for Explosion that Killed Two

Army Contractor Cited, Fined for Explosion that Killed Two

"...a contractor at the U.S. Army’s Space & Missile Defense Command, Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville. Violations were in connection with an explosion that killed two workers earlier this year. Total penalties ..."

Reference: blr.com .

Lockheed Fixes Safety-Switch Flaw That Delayed Missile Contract

Lockheed Fixes Safety-Switch Flaw That Delayed Missile Contract

"...The fix was completed as the U.S. is negotiating a signed contract worth as much as $6.9 billion with the United Arab Emirates, a Persian Gulf nation that is seeking to be the first international buyer of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense missile system. ..."

Reference: www.bloomberg.com .

More defense cuts coming

The Coming Battles over the Defense Budget

"...President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates have tried to get defense spending under control by ending or cutting certain programs like the F-22, airborne laser, or the new presidential helicopter while allowing for modest growth. Gates views these cuts as a prophylaxis for deeper ones later..."

Reference: www.americanprogress.org .

Can you hear me now?

U.S. Army's 'Revolutionary' Rifle Now in Use in Afghanistan

"...the U.S. Army has unleashed a new weapon in Afghanistan -- the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, a high-tech rifle that can be programmed so that its 25-mm. ammunition detonates either in front of or behind a target, meaning it can be fired just above a wall before it explodes and kills the enemy...."
Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures Program

"...The role of the Targets and Countermeasures Program is to develop and provide realistic targets for the BMDS. Building ballistic missile target vehicles and payloads is rocket science, and industry’s products for Targets and Countermeasures will draw on the available and future technologies to emulate the threat reliably and affordably. ..."

Reference: www.mda.mil

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Missile Gift Ideas at ebay

Missile Gift Ideas at ebay

Looking for gift ideas for your 'missile teamers' ...take a look at ebay. launcher, rocket, bomb, missile silo, missle, model rocket, missile launcher, missile model, air command, bunker

Reference: ebay.com .

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

"...The target was seemingly impenetrable; for security reasons, it lay several stories underground and was not connected to the World Wide Web. And that meant Stuxnet had to act as sort of a computer cruise missile: As it made its passage through a set of unconnected computers..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

S. Korea may strike N. Korea's missile base: President Lee

South Korea may strike North Korea's missile base

"...“President Lee instructed (the military) to strike North Korea’s missile base near its coastline artillery positions if necessary ... if there is an indication of further provocation,” Kim said..."

Reference: www.koreaherald.com .

RIM-161 Standard Missile 3

RIM-161 Standard Missile 3

"...The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based missile system used by the US Navy to intercept aircraft, ships, ballistic and cruise missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Although primarily designed as an anti-ballistic missile, the SM-3 has also been employed in an anti-satellite capacity against a satellite at the lower end of Low Earth orbit. The SM-3 is primarily used and tested by the United States Navy and also operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and in the future by the Royal Netherlands Navy...."

Reference: wikipedia.org .

New Missiles to Extend Offensive, Defensive Capabilities of the U.S. Navy

New Missiles to Extend Offensive, Defensive Capabilities of the U.S. Navy

"...expected to partner with Lockheed Martin, as it did on many other programs, the most recent is the support for ground based mid-course interceptor missiles. The SM-3 IIB is scheduled for fielding by 2018...."

Reference: defense-update.com .

Russia Agrees to Help NATO Missile Defense Shield Plan

Russia Agrees to Help NATO Missile Defense Shield Plan

"...Russia has accepted NATO's invitation to join the European missile defense shield, the alliance's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced, the BBC reported...."

Reference: www.novinite.com .

NATO missile shield to get the go-ahead

NATO missile shield to get the go-ahead "...NATO member states are preparing to give the go-ahead this weekend to a revised missile shield to protect 900 million citizens...." Reference: www.theaustralian.com.au

Iran informs Turkey of missile shield concerns

Iran informs Turkey of missile shield concerns

"...Turkey has hesitated, saying it doesn't want the system explicitly to target its neighbor, Iran...."

Reference: www.taiwannews.com.tw .

Iran Holds ‘Biggest’ Air Defense Drill Yet Over Nuke Sites

"...Iran has a history of dubious weapons claims. So take with about a ton of salt any bragging from the Islamic Republic about its cool new military toys. In the past, Iran has tried to spin a SCUD as a “space missile,” oversold the capabilities of its homebrew drone, announced a “new” anti-aircraft artillery that wasn’t quite so new and photoshopped a purported Shahab-3 missile launch..."

Reference: www.wired.com .