That North Korean long-distance missile launch proves that the United States requires a vigorous missile defense system, according to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to news reports. North Korea has built and tested nuclear-weapon ...

Proponents of ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs are poised to hold President Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to their words when they say that BMD systems are required in the face of burgeoning worldwide missile threats, including the European Missile Defense (EMD) system. The ...

Updated -- April 10, 2009 - 2 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: May 5 Mission: STSS ATRR - Missile Defense Agency Launch Vehicle: United Launch Alliance Delta II Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base - Launch Pad SLC-2 ...

By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday unveiled his recommendations for the department's fiscal 2010 budget, including termination and scaling back of several big-ticket weapon programs. "The president agreed to this unorthodox approach--announcing the department's request ...

By Geoff Fein In a surprise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday called for terminating Lockheed Martin's [LMT] VH-71 presidential helicopter, including the first batch of aircraft that some believed would have been spared. Additionally, Gates recommended the Navy build three DDG-1000s at ...

By Dave Ahearn Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday afternoon unveiled his wishes for defense spending in the next budget year that would curb procurement in the Airborne Laser and Ground-based Midcourse Defense missile protection programs. His plan next year would purchase no more aircraft ...

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Budget Break. The House and Senate both passed fiscal year 2010 budget resolutions last Thursday that endorse the Obama administration's proposal for a $533.7 billion base defense budget and a $130 billion pool for "overseas ...

Boeing ABL: No More Planes; Boeing GMD: No More Interceptors; Boeing EMD: Coasting On Old Funds Gates Plan Cuts 14 Percent Of MDA Funds; Aegis-Standard Missile Program Does Well, As Does THAAD System; Lawmakers Worried Just after North Korea yesterday demonstrated a vast advance in its long-range ...

Japan, U.S. Forces, Don't Try To Shoot It Down; Instead, Obama, Others, Frown On Outlaw Launch Illicit North Korean Missile Launch Proves Need For U.S., Japanese Missile Defense; Missile Flight Aids Lawmakers Supporting U.S. Missile Defense North Korea Didn't Launch A Satellite North Korea again ...

Their Comments Come As Obama, Gates, Seen Likely To Slash Or Kill Some Missile Defense Programs In Fiscal 2010 Budget Plan Republicans Strongly Oppose Any Move To Gouge Missile Defense Funds Just As North Korea Shows Rising Missile Threat Two powerful House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leaders ...