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  U.S. Weapon Systems 2013 Budget Summary

  Posted by Michael Bruno 3:56 PM on Feb 13, 2012

  Thanks to several Washington sources, we've gotten our hands on the summary of weapon systems request info from the Pentagon today. See the PDF here.Some of our budget stories, ava... Read More >>

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  New Services On MUOS Years Away Despite Upcoming Launch

  Posted by Michael Bruno 7:59 PM on Jan 31, 2012

  Amy Butler reports in today's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report:The U.S. Navy’s only major satellite program, which is designed to provide unprecedented Ultra-High Frequ... Read More >>

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  DARPA Maps Out Air-Launch Plans

  Posted by Graham Warwick 8:45 PM on Dec 15, 2011

  While Paul Allen and Burt Rutan plan to air-launch Elon Musk's Falcon 9 booster from a six-engined, 385ft-span mothership, DARPA is looking at the other end of the scale with its n... Read More >>

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  Watching for Scuds from Space

  Posted by Graham Warwick 5:21 PM on Dec 12, 2011

  Scud hunting from geostationary orbit has moved a step closer with Ball Aerospace beginning work on a key component for a demonstration telescope under Darpa's Membrane Optic Image... Read More >>

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  Launching a New Era: SpaceX vs. ULA

  Posted by Amy Butler 3:00 PM on Oct 14, 2011

  The U.S. Air Force, NASA and the National Reconnaissance Office have finally issued a first-of-a-kind strategy for certifying new entrants seeking to compete for national security ... Read More >>

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  HTV-2b launch

  Posted by Guy Norris 2:40 PM on Aug 11, 2011

  The second flight of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) is underway after a successful launch at around 7.46am PDT. Confi... Read More >>

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  HTV-2 Launch Scrubbed

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:04 PM on Aug 10, 2011

  The U.S. Air Force has rescheduled the second flight of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) to tomorrow after unfavorable ... Read More >>

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  Will Tiny Sats Have Their Day?

  Posted by Paul McLeary 5:15 PM on Jul 25, 2011

  Now that the space shuttle is history, and the federal government is looking around for more ways to save money, some space watchers are starting to take a closer look at handheld ... Read More >>

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  Sbirs GEO-1: Fueled and Poised for Launch

  Posted by Amy Butler 5:11 AM on Apr 13, 2011

  The Air Force and Lockheed Martin have completed the process of fueling the first Space-Based Infrared System (Sbirs) satellite, which is expected to launch May 6. About 5,000 ... Read More >>

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  X-37B Predecessor Makes Debut At National Space Symposium

  Posted by Amy Butler 5:20 PM on Apr 11, 2011

  Though Boeing and the USAF are quite mum on the details and future applications for X-37B, the program's precursor is making its public display debut this week at the National Spac... Read More >>

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