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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Airborne Laser Receives Flight Certification
April 29th, 2009 at 5:48 pm » Comments (0)
Here is a press release from the Missile Defense Agency that provides an update on the status of the Airborne Laser: Airborne Laser Begins Final Proof-of-Concept Tests The Missile Defense Agency announced ...more »More Details Provided in Palanco Murder Case
April 29th, 2009 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)
Below is an update on the Ft. Bliss soldier Gerald Palanco that murdered a local boy on his way to school: Spc. Gerald Polanco, the Fort Bliss soldier suspected of shooting ...more »Raytheon Profits Rise Due to Missile Defense Success
April 28th, 2009 at 8:42 pm » Comments (0)
Much of American industry is hurting right now, but defense contractor Raytheon has been able to avoid the economic recession with its success in two key missile defense projects: Raytheon Co. ...more »Kinetic Energy Interceptor Completes Exercise
April 27th, 2009 at 5:33 pm » Comments (0)
Here is a press release from the Missile Defense Agency on the successful completion of a KEI exercise that is preparing the system for its first flight test later this ...more »Ft. Bliss Soldier Gerald Polanco Arrested for Murder of Chapin High School Student Ezra Gerald Smith
April 26th, 2009 at 3:53 am » Comments (3)
There has been a couple of freak incidents of violence in the past month here at Ft. Bliss. The first one was when a husband shot and killed his soldier ...more »PATRIOT Missile Contract Information Released
April 25th, 2009 at 5:23 pm » Comments (0)
Defense Industry Daily has a round up of prior PATRIOT missile service contracts: Following are the engineering support contract listings, along with other contracts and key events related to the ...more »US Soldier Man X-Band Radar In Israel During Exercise
April 14th, 2009 at 1:01 pm » Comments (1)
US air defense troops are around the world conducting a variety of missions to include even manning an X-band radar in Israel: U.S. troops took part in a missile defense exercise ...more »THAAD Records Successful Flight Test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility
April 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (0)
March was a good month for the US THAAD program as it recorded a successful flight test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF): The US military successfully shot down a ...more »