By Ann Roosevelt Japan and the U.S. Missile Defense agency (MDA) yesterday announced the successful intercept flight test of an Aegis Ballistic Missile (BMD) in cooperation with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Japan Flight Test Mission 3 (JFTM-3) verified the newest engagement ...
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By Geoff Fein In its seventh quarterly report to Congress on naval open architecture (NOA), the service has again demonstrated progress toward encouraging competition, building modular design and interoperable joint warfighting applications, identifying reusable software and ensuring life cycle ...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1 billion contract for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System, the company said. Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin's Surface-Sea Based Missile Defense line of ...
By Marina Malenic Additional international interest in a stealthier version of the F-15 Eagle has caused Boeing [BA] to plan for internally funded flight-testing in the third quarter of next year, a company executive has said. "That flight test will probably happen sometime toward the third quarter ...
By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday reported a slight gain in net income in its third quarter that beat consensus expectations due to a tax benefit, but the nation's top defense contractor said profits would be lower in 2010. A number of factors are contributing to the lower profit ...
The Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, the USS Nassau (LHA-4), will be the first Atlantic Fleet large-deck ship to receive General Dynamic's [GD] Common Network Interface (CNI) designed to improve situational awareness for Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) commanders, the company said. ...
By Emelie Rutherford A major driver in costs of the Obama administration's overseas missile-defense architecture will be the types of ships the Pentagon uses, according to congressional budget experts. Several lawmakers on armed services committees, including Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) and Sen. ...
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hill Bills. The heads of the House and Senate appropriations committees and their defense subpanels could meet as soon as this week to hash out a final agreement on the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill. Many differences ...
By Marina Malenic A new plan for missile defense deployment in Europe relies on proven capabilities and is much more flexible in the face of a changing threat environment than the Bush administration's plan, Defense and State Department officials said recently. Army Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, ...
Airmen of the Japanese Self Defense Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully conducted the second Japanese PAC-3 Missile flight test recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This test success is a milestone in international cooperation between the Governments and industries of Japan and ...