Carter: DOD Puts Strategy Before Budget for Future Force

May 31, 2012

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 – The Defense Department has placed strategy before budget in facing present and anticipated threats while building its joint force for the future, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said here today.  Read the rest of this entry »


Georgia Ready to Hosts Elements of European Missile Defense

September 28, 2011

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has announced that his country would welcome deployment of X-band radar, an element of regional missile defense system designed to protect Central Asia and the Middle East from Iran, in its territory. Read the rest of this entry »


Defense Officials Urge Congress to Fund MEADS Development

September 21, 2011

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Officers from both the Army and Navy are the latest to voice their disapproval of Congress’ attempts to halt funding for development of a new international defense system. Read the rest of this entry »


Amid Tensions, U.S. and Turkey Move Forward on Missile Defense

September 20, 2011

The United States and Turkey signed an agreement to station U.S. missile defense radar in Turkey, just as Ankara’s relations with the West seem to be deteriorating. Read the rest of this entry »


Senate Panel OKs Defense Spending Freeze

September 16, 2011

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Thursday for a defense spending bill that provides $513 billion for the Pentagon’s base budget, freezing spending at 2011 levels. Read the rest of this entry »


Kyl Seeks To Unite Republicans Against Defense Cuts

September 9, 2011

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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) is shoring up his credentials as the lead protector of military spending. Read the rest of this entry »


Nation’s New Missile Warning Satellite Delivers First Infrared Imagery

July 8, 2011

The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft beamed down its first infrared image on June 21 to the SBIRS ground station.  Following its May 7 launch, the satellite is performing as expected, and is now undergoing early orbit testing.

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Poland May Join Mobile Anti-Missile System, Finmeccanica Says

June 27, 2011

Poland may join a multinational mobile anti-missile program that the U.S. plans to withdraw from, said Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman of Finmeccanica SpA (FNC), one of the companies involved in the system’s development.

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Lockheed’s Anti-Missile System Targeted for Cuts in U.S. Senate

June 16, 2011
U.S. senators are aiming to eliminate funding for a missile defense program being developed by Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) in collaboration with Italy and Germany.Senator Mark Begich, Democrat of Alaska, and at least six other Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, will try to strike the Pentagon’s funding request for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or Meads.

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US Senators: China Blocking Probe of Counterfeit Products

June 15, 2011
Two high-ranking U.S. senators are accusing China of hindering a probe of counterfeit electronic parts detected in the multi-billion-dollar U.S. Defense Department supply chain.
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