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MISSILE DEFENSE
Pentagon Says Missile Defense Test Only A Learning Experience

BMDO Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish - AFP
 Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2001
 An attempt to intercept a long-range missile over the Pacific Saturday will not be a "pass/fail" test for an operational missile defense system but an effort to learn more, the Pentagon said Friday. Saturday's test marks a fifth attempt to intercept an intercontinental missile with another missile -- already achieved twice, most recently on July 14. Test Delayed
 Bush and Putin Agree To Slash Nukes: But No ABM Deal Yet
  Washington (AFP) Nov 14, 2001
 Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin head for their next meeting in Texas Wednesday, after seeing eye to eye on deep cuts in the US nuclear arsenal but failing to come closer on missile defense. "We intend to dismantle conclusively the vestiges of the Cold War and to develop (an) entirely new partnership for (the) long term," Russian President Putin said at a joint press conference on the first day of a three-day summit.
  • More Missile Defense Headlines

    MILSPACE DOCTRINE
    Space Troops Commanders Undergo Training Course
     Moscow (Interfax) Nov 14, 2001
     An operational and mobilization training course of Space Troops commanders was launched Monday at the Titov Main Spacecraft Test and Control Center in the town of Krasnoznamensk, Moscow Region, a spokesman for the Space troops headquarters told Interfax-Military News Agency on Wednesday.
    Test Pilot School Training Sends Air Force Toward "Space Force"
    Edwards - Nov 12, 2001
     After attending a space-based training course, six Air Force engineers are moving the Air Force toward a true aerospace force. The four-week Aerospace Vehicle Test Course wrapped up Nov. 2 at U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards. Now in its second year, the course is designed to prepare space testers for an increasing number of programs using trans-atmospheric vehicles, space-based assets and sensor-to-shooter systems, said Maj. Kelly Greene, AVTC course director.
  • More Milspace Doctrine Headlines

    TERRORWAR
    The "ABC" of Panic and Survival
     Mesa - Oct 25, 2001
     Since the media has decided to scare everyone with predictions of chemical, biological, or nuclear warfare on our turf I decided to write a paper and keep things in their proper perspective. I am a retired military weapons, munitions, and training expert.
    CYBERWAR
    Singapore Urges ASEAN To Close Ranks Against Cyber Criminals
     Singapore (AFP) Oct 9, 2001
     Singapore on Tuesday urged fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to close ranks in the battle against a new breed of tech-savvy criminals using the Internet.
    SPY GLASSES
    French Defence Ministry Bars Sales Of Satellite Pics Of Afghanistan
     Paris (AFP) Oct 19, 2001
     The French company SPOT Image, which sells satellite pictures, said Friday it had stopped selling pictures of Afghanistan under instructions from the ministry of defence.
    America's Eyes In Orbit Will Play Key Role In Fight Against Terrorism
     Malmstrom AFB - Oct 2, 2001
     When the United States wages war against terrorism, it will fight looking through the eyes of Air Force Space Command. According to Gen. Ed Eberhart, the United States will never go to war without the space systems operated by AFSPC, which he's commanded since February 2000.
  • Lockheed Martin Team Passes SBIRS High System Critical Design Review
  • Spectrum Astro/Northrop Grumman Complete SBIRS Low Review
  • Keeping An Eye On Earth's Frontier
  • Backpack Drone Peers Behind Enemy Lines
  • Battlefields Get Hyperspectral
    UAV TECHNOLOGY
    CIA Gets New Powers To Eliminate Bin Laden As UAVs Get Armed
      Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2001
     US President George W. Bush has explicitly ordered the CIA to eliminate Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network, and has granted the agency sweeping powers to do so, the Washington Post reported Sunday, quoting senior US government officials.
    Demand for More Precise Reconnaissance EO Market
     Newtown - Oct 4, 2001
     The 1991 Desert Storm air offensive over Iraq demonstrated the value of sophisticated aircraft, equipped with electro-optical (EO) systems capable of locating and designating a wide range of targets by day or night.
  • Global Hawk Clocks Up 1,000 Hours
  • More UAV Headlines


    LASER TECH
    Space-Based Laser Team Defines Missile Defense
     El Segundo - April 4, 2001
     The team of aerospace contractors developing the Air Force's Space-Based Laser Integrated Flight Experiment has successfully completed the experimental satellite's System Requirements Review, taking a major step forward in the ongoing design and manufacturing development process.
  • Space-Based Laser Team Advances Design With Successful Test
  • Flash Gordons Get Protective Eyewear
  • Ray Gun Shoots Down Multi Targets
  • Exo-Targets In Sight With GPS Calibrated Atmospheric Distortion
    MILITARY LAUNCHES
    Titan IV Launches Latest US Spysat
     Vandenberg AFB - Oct 5, 2001
     A Lockheed Martin-built Titan IV B rocket successfully launched a national security payload for the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office today at 2:21 p.m. PDT. The launch was from Space Launch Complex Four East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
  • Hypersonic Scramjet Projectile Flies
  • Delta II Launches Satellite for NRO
  • TRW-Built NRO GeoLITE Satellite Slated for Launch on May 17
  • Ariane 4 Set To Loft To Defense Sats
  • Delta 2 Lofts GPS Bird
  • Atlas Launches NRO Bird
  • ITT Wins Billion Dollar Deal To Modernize Military Pad Facilities
    SPACE COMMAND
    Weather Directorate Strengthens International Relations
     Washington (AFPN) May 26, 2001
     The secretary of the Air Force for international affairs recently approved the Air Force Directorate Of Weather's request to release previously restricted weather data and software programs to many U.S. allies and coalition partners. This sharing of technology and information forges a new path in the international arena, weather officials said.
    MILSPACE BIZ
    Lockheed Martin Beats Boeing in Joint Strike Fighter Contest
     Newtown - Oct 26, 2001
     As part of the most lucrative weapons competition ever, the Pentagon today selected Lockheed Martin Corporation over Boeing Company to build the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a next-generation aircraft that will replace host of US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corp fighter and attack aircraft.
    Industrial Spies Target French Fighter Jet Maker
     Seoul (AFP) Oct 14, 2001
     Police are investigating suspected industrial espionage against the French competitor for a major fighter-jet contract in South Korea, officials said ahead of Monday's official opening of the Seoul Air Show.
  • Russia Mulls Reforming Military Industrial Complex
  • Boeing-led Team Awarded $160 Million Milspace Bird
  • Lockheed Martin To Study Next Generation GPS
  • Remanufactured Minuteman Solid Rocket Motor Tested
    DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS
    Milstar Bird Shipped To Cape For Early 2002 Launch
     Cape Canaveral - Nov. 14, 2001
     A U.S. Air Force Milstar II military communications satellite was recently shipped from Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities in Sunnyvale, Calif. to the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a Jan. 2002 launch aboard a Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle.
  • International Datacasting Receives Million-Dollar Defense Industry Order
  • Boeing-built Wideband Gapfiller Military Satellite Communications
  • DSP Bird Ready For Titan Heavy Lift
  • Boeing Delta-4 To Launch DSCS-3 A3 Satellite For US Air Force
  • Boeing Gets OK to Build 11th UHF Follow-On Satellite
  • Alcatel To Build French Milspace Comm Bird
  • Advanced EHF Milspace Satellite Program Passes Tests
  • Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Ground Control For Military Bird
  • Hughes Leverages ComSats Into Bid for DoD's Wideband Gapfiller System
    CONTRACT NEWS
  • Ball Aerospace Forms Alliance With Vexcel For Radar Technology
  • Lockheed Martin Wins $53 million GPS Modernization Contract
    SPACE.WIRE