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LockMart Awarded $979,175,217 For Aegis BMD Signal Processor Moorestown NJ, February 27, 2007 
The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today awarded Lockheed Martin $979,175,217 for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System. Capability improvements planned in the next phase of Aegis BMD include equipment and computer program development and incorporation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Signal Processor (Aegis BSP) into the AN/SPY-1 radar, which as a system provides an advanced discrimination capability to defeat more complex ballistic missile threats.
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Moscow Baffled By US Plans For European Missile Defense
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 01, 2007U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed surprise at Moscow's sharp criticism of American plans to deploy anti-ballistic-missile (ABM) interceptors in Poland and early-warning radars in the Czech Republic. "The idea that we somehow surprised them [Russians] about missile defense and then to go and say these things about Poland and the Czech Republic was unnecessary and unwarranted," Rice said in a February 25 interview on Fox News. Ballistic Missile Defense Base Talks Could Take Years 
Washington (SPX) Mar 01, 2007The Bush administration is getting what appear to be mixed signals from Poland about its plans to deploy anti-ballistic missile interceptor defenses on Polish soil. On the one hand, Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga cautioned Monday during a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan that negotiations about putting a U.S. BMD base on Polish soil could take years. Raytheon Awarded Phalanx Performance Based Logistics Contract 
Louisville KY (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a five-year, $169.9 million Performance Based Logistics contract to manage the spare parts for the U.S. Navy's Phalanx Close-In Weapon System. More than 1,100 part numbers amounting to more than 30,000 individual Phalanx parts are warehoused in Louisville where, for a firm-fixed-price, Raytheon, in partnership with United Parcel Service Supply Chain Solutions, guarantees delivery of spares to drop points within an agreed-to time frame. |
Gates Calls On Congress To Fund IED Research
Washington (AFNS) Mar 01, 2007Defense leaders yesterday called on Congress to approve a further $2.4 billion to defeat the biggest killer of Americans in the Middle East: the improvised explosive device. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the fiscal 2007 emergency supplemental request includes money to fund research into defeating IEDs. Raytheon To Bid For Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System 
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Raytheon plans to offer the Army a world-class team in a bid for the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). "We plan to forge an all-star team that combines battle-proven air defense expertise with advanced technology and a revolutionary approach," said Pete Franklin, vice president for Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "We will offer the Army an affordable solution by 2011." Hunter-Viper Strike Team Completes Successful Missile Range Tests 
White Sands NM (SPX) Mar 01, 2007Northrop Grumman's Hunter-Viper Strike weapon system successfully destroyed a series of moving and stationary targets in testing at the White Sands Missile Range in January. The Viper Strike weapons were guided to their targets by the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle's (UAV) laser targeting system. The weapons tests were conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office (PEO) for Aviation and the PEO for Missiles and Space. |
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China Defends Military Following Cheney-Led Attacks
Beijing (AFP) Feb 27, 2007China insisted Tuesday it posed no military threat to the rest of the world, following a recent barrage of criticism led by US Vice President Dick Cheney over its arms build-up and a satellite missile test. "China adheres to the role of peaceful development. Two Koreas In Detente Talks 
Seoul (UPI) Mar 01, 2007North and South Korea kicked off high-level talks Wednesday on reconciliation and economic aid amid hopes that the inter-Korean discussions could boost multilateral talks on the North's nuclear drive. US Will Not Tolerate North Korean Counterfeiting Despite Nuclear Deal 
Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2007The top US negotiator with North Korea insisted Wednesday that Washington would pursue a crackdown on counterfeiting of US currency and other illicit dealings by Pyongyang despite moves towards normalization with the communist regime. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told a congressional panel that the government was "prepared to resolve" a key financial dispute with North Korea as part of a deal to end that country's nuclear program. |
Who Lost Iraq
Washington (UPI) Mar 01, 2007When taking responsibility for the disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro with Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs in April, 1961, the newly-elected President John F. Kennedy commented "Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan." There is a growing consensus in Washington (and almost complete consensus in the world beyond) that the Iraq venture is looking like a serious strategic defeat for the United States. And this defeat will be no orphan. A Last Chance For Iraq 
Washington (UPI) Mar 01, 2007With help from the Iraqi government, the United States is launching a new diplomatic campaign aimed at bringing Iran and Syria to a "meeting of neighbors" with intent a bringing stability to Iraq. This surprise initiative was announced Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Building Security In Barwanah 
Barwanah, Iraq (UPI) Mar 01, 2007Lt. Col. John Glynn's 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, or 2/4, faces a situation in the town of Barwanah that it knows well -- being undermanned in a town where it is responsible for security. In 2004, the 2/4 was the sole battalion responsible for Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar. That city is now the battleground for nearly six battalions and they are making real strides in security. |
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