News & Updates

Aug 15, 2018

Missile Defense News

Space-based laser weapons could ultimately take out missile threats in boost phase

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Pentagon is eyeing space-based laser weapons technology as the ultimate solution to defeat a…

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Aug 15, 2018

Missile Defense News

Lockheed wins $2.9 billion contract for U.S. missile warning satellites

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $2.9…

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Aug 7, 2018

Missile Defense News

FY 2019 Defense Budget Compromise Calls for MDA to Pursue Space-Based Missile Defense Capabilities

ExecutiveGov: Congress has called on the Missile Defense Agency to advance the development of a space-based sensor system and intercept…

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Jul 30, 2018

Other News

Rogers: Trump ordered Space Force on live TV to thwart Pentagon foes

AL.com: President Trump ordered the creation of an American “Space Force” on live television to keep opponents “in the Pentagon…

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Jul 25, 2018

Missile Defense News

Congress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter What

The Drive: U.S. lawmakers from the House and Senate have agreed on a final version of the approximately $716 billion…

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Jun 28, 2018

Threat News

Pentagon Intelligence Chief: Russia And China Will Have Weapons in Space ‘In the Near Future’

Defense One: Russia and China are developing new space-based weapons and they’ll be ready “in the near future,” Lt. Gen.…

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Jun 27, 2018

Missile Defense News

Pentagon ready to put missile-tracking sensors in space, but still needs proof the technology works

Space News: WASHINGTON — Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, director of the Missile Defense Agency, says he has the…

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Jun 26, 2018

Other News

Why the United States needs a Space Force

Space News: Space needs jealous advocacy. When the Chinese shot down their own satellite in 2007, Air Force and other…

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Jun 19, 2018

Other News

What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means

Defense One: Donald Trump said Monday that he had directed the Pentagon to establish a Space Force, describing it as…

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Jun 8, 2018

MDAA in the News

Senate NDAA Would Mandate Work on Missile Defenses in Space

Roll Call: The Senate Armed Services Committee voted behind closed doors on May 23 to require the Pentagon to start…

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