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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Plays Key Role In Latest Missile Defense TestVandenberg Air Force Base CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2010 A Raytheon Company Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) demonstrated successful two-stage flyout on June 6, 2010 during the latest test of the Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. During this non-intercept mission, Raytheon's EKV met all test objectives, gathering critical data on kill vehicle performance that will improve the fidelity of its simulation models. "This test once again demonstrates the reliability and quality of Raytheon's Exoatmospheric Kill Vehic ... read more |
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Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 17, 2010Lockheed Martin and teammates Marvin Engineering and Aerojet have completed successful component and system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development (TD) program, further demonstrating the missile's technological maturity level. The Lockheed Martin-led JAGM team has completed PDRs on the JAGM rocket motor, with test data supporting ... more  
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2010Scientists and engineers at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company's (LMSSC) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have demonstrated an innovative perimeter security system for government and commercial applications. VAMS uses commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software from Intelleflex of Santa Clara, Calif., with proprietary Lockheed Martin-developed elements that include modified firmw ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2010US Defense Secretary Robert Gates insisted Monday the July 2011 date to start withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan was set in stone, putting him at odds with his top Afghan war commander. Gates and General David Petraeus were in lock-step on the need for a gradual withdrawal, but a series of interviews exposed discord over the flexibility of the start date given last November by US P ... more |
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Book critical of China's premier on sale in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2010 A controversial book that criticises China's Premier Wen Jiabao hit Hong Kong bookstores Monday, after mainland Chinese police warned its dissident author he could be thrown in jail. Yu Jie, the 36-year-old author of "Wen Jiabao: China's Best Actor", was interrogated in Beijing by state security agents in July and warned that publishing the book could see him sent to prison. Bao Pu, head of Hong Kong publisher New Century Press, said: "There has been no pressure or interference whatsoever (in pu ... read more |
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