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Los Angeles - Dec 04, 2003The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today awarded a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) contract, which is to provide the U.S. with the ability to destroy hostile missiles at their most vulnerable stage, the boost/ascent phase of flight. Orbital Wins $400 Million In Missile Defense Contracts
Dulles - Dec 04, 2003Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract by a Northrop Grumman-led team to conduct booster vehicle design, development, test, and early-production for the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) missile defense program. |
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Aegis Weapon System to Norway
Moorestown - Dec 03, 2003Lockheed Martin marked the completion of the first Aegis Integrated Weapon System (IWS) with the SPY-1F radar for the Royal Norwegian Navy today with a pull- the-plug ceremony at its Moorestown facility. The system will be packed and shipped to Spanish shipbuilder IZAR for installation on the Fridtjof Nansen, the first ship of the F310 Norwegian frigate program, now under construction in Ferrol, Spain. Andrews Space Wins Two DARPA FALCON Contracts 
Seattle - Dec 03, 2003Andrews Space said Monday it has received two awards from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the United States Air Force to develop systems as part of the Force Application and Launch from CONUS (FALCON) Technology Demonstration Program. Andrews was selected to develop and validate technologies enabling affordable, responsive launch and both near-term and far-term capabilities to execute prompt global strike missions. DRS Technologies Receives $521 Million in New Orders For Helicopter Targeting Systems 
Parsippany - Dec 03, 2003DRS Technologies, Inc. saud Monday that it has received two contracts with a combined value of $521 million to support the infrared sighting systems on the U.S. Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters. Space-Acquisitions Policy Changes 
Washington - Dec 01, 2003Air Force leaders announced a change in space-acquisition policy at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee meeting Nov. 18. Taking Cues from Mother Nature to Foil Cyber Attacks 
Arlington - Dec 01, 2003Taking their cues from Mother Nature and biodiversity, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of New Mexico are collaborating on a National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported project to study "cyber-diversity" for computer systems as a way to fend off malicious viruses, worms and other cyber attacks. Singapore Looks To Robot Soldiers For Future Defense Needs 
Singapore - Dec 01, 2003Learning from bees and ants, researchers at DSO National Laboratories (DSO) are figuring out how they can send a swarm of robots to the battlefield. CIA Admits Lack Of Specifics On Iraqi Weapons Before Invasion 
Washington (AFP) - Nov 30, 2003The US Central Intelligence Agency has acknowledged it "lacked specific information" about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction when it compiled an intelligence estimate last year that served to justify the US-led invasion of Iraq . |
Bombing Anywhere On Earth In Less Than Two Hours
Washngton - Nov 27, 2003DARPA and the Air Force share a vision of a new transformational capability that would provide a means of delivering a substantial payload from within the continental United States (CONUS) to anywhere on Earth in less than two hours. This capability would free the U.S. military from reliance on forward basing to enable it to react promptly and decisively to destabilizing or threatening actions by hostile countries and terrorist organizations. Reports Suggest Arab TV Networks Work With Insurgents: Rumsfeld 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nov 27, 2003US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that he has seen reports suggesting Arab television channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera have cooperated with Iraqi insurgents attacking US troops. Lockheed Martin Wins $600 Million Air Force IT Contract 
Seabrook - Nov 27, 2003Lockheed Martin has won a contract valued up to $600 million to support U.S. Air Force information technology requirements in the National Capital Region of Washington, D.C. The new contract will support the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency (AFPCA) by providing managed services and classified voice, video and data assistance. Elbit Teams With ADI For Australian Unmanned Airborne Vehicle Project 
Haifa - Nov 27, 2003Elbit Systems today announced that it has signed a teaming agreement with ADI Limited, a major Australian defense company, to bid for the Australian Department of Defense's JP 129 contract for the supply of tactical unmanned airborne vehicles (TUAV). Northrop Grumman Hunter UAV Achieves 3,000 Combat Hours in Iraq 
San Diego - Nov 27, 2003The Northrop Grumman-built RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) proved its value as a reliable and critical element of the U.S. Army's reconnaissance arsenal by reaching the 3,000 combat flight-hour milestone last month over the skies of Baghdad. As of Nov. 2, Hunter has flown nearly 600 combat sorties totaling more than 3,100 flight hours since its deployment to Iraq in January 2003. Astrium Continues Development of Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar 
Munich - Nov 27, 2003EADS Astrium has successfully developed an Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), called the MicroSAR Airborne Demonstrator, which can be applied to both spaceborne and airborne SAR systems, including the spaceborne MicroSAR system and the airborne QuaSAR system. This technology is a major breakthrough in low cost SAR systems. Exquadrum Awarded Small Launch Vehicle Design Program 
WASHINGTON - Nov 27, 2003The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force have awarded a contract to Exquadrum, Inc for the first phase of the Force Application and Launch from the Continental U.S. (FALCON). Exquadrum is a small business with extensive experience in the field of commercial and defense aerospace. |
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