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GAO Believes Pentagon Missing A Clear Missile Defense Strategy
September 19th, 2009 at 11:52 pm » Comments (0)
I know I agree with the GAO's assessment on this issue, I'm curious to what others think?: A day before the Obama administration announced its intent to scrap the controversial ...more »Why It is Incorrect to Say that the European Missile Defense Shield was Scrapped
September 18th, 2009 at 12:44 am » Comments (0)
As more information comes out on the developments in regards to the US missile defense shield in Europe it is becoming quite clear that despite the claims of critics, missile ...more »SBIRS Continues to Have Problems
September 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am » Comments (0)
The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) continues to experience mounting problems: Persistent hardware and software problems that have dogged the Space Based Infrared System for almost two years have not ...more »SBIRS Has Problems But Program Moves Ahead
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm » Comments (0)
The SBIRS satellites are slated to replace the existing DSP satellites that detect missile launches from around the world, but unfortunately the satellites have had problems but the program is ...more »What Are the Blimps Outside the FOB’s For?
May 11th, 2009 at 6:44 pm » Comments (0)
For people that have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan you may have wondered what the blimps flying over the FOB's were for. Well here is your answer: The RAID program is ...more »Boeing’s Arrow II Interceptor Has Successful Flight Test
May 11th, 2009 at 3:55 pm » Comments (0)
More air defense news coming out of Israel: Boeing built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel's ...more »Is the US Going to Give the SM-3 to Israel?
May 5th, 2009 at 3:08 pm » Comments (1)
This is interesting: In July 2008, Aviation Week reported that the US Missile Defense Agency is considering a land-based variant of the SM-3 Standard missile – largely due to ...more »STSS Satellites Ship to Cape Canaveral
May 5th, 2009 at 1:56 am » Comments (0)
Here is the latest press release from the Missile Defense Agency in regards to the STSS satellites that a slated to be launched this summer: Space Tracking and Surveillance System’s Demonstration ...more »Funding Cut for Space Radar
May 4th, 2009 at 3:00 pm » Comments (0)
Another expensive and hi-tech missile defense related project has been cut: When Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave his budget presentation he made a point of saying several times that there ...more »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 »