February 8th, 2010 at 5:15 pm » Comments (0)

Via Closing Velocity comes this video from the recent Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) flight test (FTG-06): The test was technically a failure due to an SBX sensor issue but the interceptors ...more »

February 6th, 2010 at 2:59 pm » Comments (0)

The more I see Defense Secretary Robert Gates execute his duties it appears to me that publicly he always seems to side with President Obama and then it seems like ...more »

February 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm » Comments (0)

Considering the various issues that continue to plague the GMD program that fact the SBX is acting up now is not a good thing: The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight ...more »

December 30th, 2009 at 12:40 pm » Comments (0)

Here is an article from TIME magazine discussing the significance of the planned US test of the Ground-based Mid-course Defense system (GMD): [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="307" caption="Shahab-3 Missile In Iran"][/caption] Fake "North ...more »

December 24th, 2009 at 11:47 pm » Comments (0)

It looks like Boeing will continue to be entrusted to developed the Ground Based Mid-course Defense system: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Dec. 11 responded to a U.S. Missile Defense ...more »