SAIC gets $344 million missile simulation contract - San Diego Union Tribune
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:53:31 GMT+00:00
simulation contract San Diego Union Tribune ... target sensing and command-and-control. The work is being done on behalf of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, which is located in Huntsville, Ala.

Tetra Tech Awarded $270 Million Ceiling Missile Defense Agency Support Contract - MarketWatch (press release)
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:07:06 GMT+00:00
Agency Support Contract MarketWatch (press release) Under this Missile Defense Agency Engineering and Support Services (MiDAESS) contract, work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and other MDA ... Defense official wants fewer sole-source contracts FederalNewsRadio.com Tetra Tech Wins Military Contract Los Angeles Business Journal Tetra Tech awarded $270 million missile defense contract CanadianBusiness.com Daily Markets

US delays missile-zapping laser test for 4th time - Reuters
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:01:27 GMT+00:00
-zapping laser test for 4th time Reuters ... a converted Boeing Co 747 aircraft has been postponed for a fourth time because of technical problems, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said. ... MDA Eyes Missile -Detecting Infrared Pod Aviation Week Airborne Laser Test Postponed Again Global Security Newswire MDA Witholds THAAD Contract Until Component Remanufactured Space News Softpedia  - ShortNews.com

Senator Stevens, A Tremendous Loss to Missile Defense - PR Newswire (press release)
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:18:42 GMT+00:00
PR Newswire (press release) Ellison knew Senator Stevens who was a strong advocate for missile defense . His comments follow below: "It is with tremendous sorrow, emptiness and breaking ... Senator Ted Stevens: A Tribute Family Security Matters Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R) National Journal (blog)

'An Emerging Cyber Huntsville' will be topic at communication group's meeting - al.com (blog)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:11:24 GMT+00:00
al.com (blog) Dr. Mark Swinson, of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, will be guest speaker at the Sept. 21 luncheon meeting of the Huntsville chapter of the ...

India prepares laser-guided missiles - UPI.com
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:01:39 GMT+00:00
UPI.com The Times of India reported that laser-based weapons would comprise one component of a wider India missile defense network now under development. ... India's Claim of Laser Weapons: Bluff or Threat? AOL News

Raytheon Wins $43M Contract - Zacks.com
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:03:52 GMT+00:00
Zacks.com Defense contractor Raytheon Company (RTN - Analyst Report) announced that it received a contract worth $43 million from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to ... Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Wins Contract Stock Briefings (blog) Raytheon lands $55.4M Navy contract BusinessWeek

Lockheed Martin, ITT Ink Air Force Deals - GovConWire
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:21:05 GMT+00:00
GovConWire ... which will provide system engineering integration and sustainment of ground-based missile warning, missile defense , and space surveillance sensors. ...

Let national security, not politics, guide decision on START - Nashua Telegraph
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:49:24 GMT+00:00
Nashua Telegraph Perhaps the biggest of these is that the treaty limits our missile defense plans. This is simply untrue. Gates and Mullen have repeatedly testified that the ... Are U.S. and Japan meeting their moral responsibilities? South Bend Tribune Citizen's Voice: New START treaty must maintain nuclear capbilities Knoxville News Sentinel

Russia and the U.S. should work together on missile defense shield - RIA Novosti
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:07:08 GMT+00:00
shield RIA Novosti Even though US radar systems are likely to be deployed in South-Eastern Europe as part of a missile defense shield, I see no threat for ... New START: Increasing the Risk of Nuclear War Heritage.org (blog)

Big US arms sale to UAE likely next year-Lockheed-UPDATE 1 - Forexyard
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:45:41 GMT+00:00
Forexyard The projected sale is "probably the most significant international order opportunity" among missile defense systems for now, Robert Stevens, ...

"Star Wars" flying laser -- 0-for-5 this month - TIME (blog)
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:32 GMT+00:00
TIME (blog) Thirty years later, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency seems to have adopted those stirring words as its own. You may recall the Pentagon's Airborne ...

Imaging IR weapon hits target from 4 km - Optics.org
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:01 GMT+00:00
Optics.org The first test was due to take place on August 21, but was postponed because of problems with a hot bypass valve that affected what the Missile Defense ... Raytheon-Boeing Team Successfully Completes Second Government-Funded JAGM Test PR Newswire (press release)

Northrop Grumman to Enhance Missile Defense Command, Control, Battle ... - Signal Magazine
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:23:30 GMT+00:00
Command, Control, Battle ... Signal Magazine The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $90 million task order under the agency's Joint National Integration Research and ...

13 not an unlucky number for annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in ... - al.com (blog)
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:50:21 GMT+00:00
Conference in ... al.com (blog) huntsville, AL -- By all accounts, 13 was not unlucky for the folks who brought the Space and Missile Defense Conference to us. ...

5 teams to tackle Gates call to improve efficiency - Federal Times
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:18:18 GMT+00:00
Federal Times All of the services were represented at the meeting, as well as officials from the Missile Defense Agency and Special Operations Command, he said. ...

Defense depends on strong rocket program, Rep. Rob Bishop says - Deseret News
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:38:51 GMT+00:00
depends on strong rocket program, Rep. Rob Bishop says Deseret News ... House of Representatives are working on NASA Authorization bills that could save solid rocket motor jobs and the nation's missile defense capabilities. ...

Northrop Grumman delivers first hardware developed for integrated air defense ... - al.com (blog)
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:46:14 GMT+00:00
... al.com (blog) Roger Mathews, left, Commandant, Air Defense Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Okla., and Karen Williams, vice president of Air and Missile Defense Systems for ...

Northrop Grumman names new top exec for Springs area - Colorado Springs Gazette
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:02:35 GMT+00:00
Colorado Springs Gazette ... Grumman Aerospace Systems, working with the company's military satellite communications and space-based integrated missile defense systems programs. ... Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Russ Anarde Corporate Lead Executive ... MarketWatch (press release)

Royal Navy's Sea Viper downs target - UPI.com
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:18:15 GMT+00:00
UPI.com 18 (UPI) -- The Sea Viper missile defense system has tested successfully during British Royal Navy operational sea trials in the Mediterranean. ...