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Raytheon Gets SM-3 Contract For ‘Phase Three’ Missile Defenses

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Monday, October 11th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic TUCSON, Ariz.--The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $175 million contract for development of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, slated for deployment in 2018 under the third phase of the Obama administration's four-part Phased Adaptive Approach for U.S. and European missile defense. The contract, signed last month, will provide continued funding for engineering and development efforts for the SM-3 Block IIA missile through preliminary design review, scheduled for early next year. The contract also…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]