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Pentagon Demotes Airborne Laser Program

[Posted on: Thu Feb 16th, 2006]
The multibillion-dollar Airborne Laser program, considered the Pentagon's best chance to develop a weapon to defeat ballistic missiles in their early, boost phase of flight, is being relegated to a technology demonstration status while a planned five-aircraft purchase by the Air Force is put on hold

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The missile that does not care

[Posted on: Tue Feb 14th, 2006]
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov.) - This year shows little prospect for a much needed Russian-U.S. missile defense treaty. The American ballistic missile defense system, credible though increasingly costly, is going to become operational within years. New Russian missiles

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Missile defense test scheduled for Alaska

[Posted on: Mon Feb 13th, 2006]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The military plans to launch a mock missile from Alaska's Kodiak Island later this month to test radar upgrades in the national missile defense system, a Pentagon official said Friday.

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38 news articles were found:

Putin: Russia's Missiles Can Overtake Any Defense System - Jan 31st, 2006

Missile defense in 2006: now more controversial than ever - Jan 30th, 2006

Airborne laser aims for 2008 shoot-down - Jan 27th, 2006

Missile Defense will cost $247 billion by 2024: CBO - Jan 27th, 2006

US stages missile defense - Jan 26th, 2006

Missile defense costs $10 billion a year. What do we get for that? - Jan 24th, 2006

Boeing Receives Aircraft for Laser Gunship Program - Jan 24th, 2006

Taiwan's Air force plans to buy jets that need shorter runway - Jan 23rd, 2006

Solid-State Laser to be developed by the military - Jan 22nd, 2006

Radar system to be offloaded in Maui waters - Jan 22nd, 2006

Test Failures Slow U.S. Missile Defense - Jan 19th, 2006

Missile Defense Program Moves Forward - Jan 12th, 2006

Japan to deploy either the Predator or Global Hawk UAV by 2007 - Jan 12th, 2006

Australia's key role in missile shield - Jan 6th, 2006

Boeing test-fires anti-ballistic-missile laser - Dec 30th, 2005

SpaceX Again Poised for Falcon 1 Rocket Debut - Dec 19th, 2005

Airborne Laser Achieves Full Power In Ground Test - Dec 12th, 2005

Lockheed in U.S. airship deal - Dec 9th, 2005

F/A-22 Raptor Still On Track For Initial Capability In December - Nov 22nd, 2005

Russian warhead alters course midflight in test - Nov 21st, 2005

Navy tests sea-based missile defense - Nov 18th, 2005

Revolution or curiosity? UCAVs wait for a mission statement - Nov 11th, 2005

Sky Trek To The ‘Near Space’ Neighborhood - Nov 10th, 2005

The Next Fake Threat - Sep 21st, 2005

Airborne laser brings Star Wars one step closer - Aug 25th, 2005

US Air Force says satellite system may face delays - Aug 9th, 2005

Airborne Laser's conformal window exposed during flight for first time - May 22nd, 2005

USAF: Modernizing the Air Force Top Priority - Apr 14th, 2005

Missile Defense - Interceptor Missile Test Fails - Feb 15th, 2005

Senators Criticize Proposal to Kill Lockheed Aircraft - Jan 13th, 2005

Missile Defense Agency May Buy Global Hawk To Observe Tests - Dec 20th, 2004

Holes in the Missile Shield - Dec 15th, 2004

Boeing Airborne Laser Team Achieves First Flight - Dec 6th, 2004

Northrop Successfully Fires Weapons-Class Laser for Airborne Laser System - Nov 12th, 2004

Separate Space Military Force Has Few Supporters at Pentagon - Oct 8th, 2004

Lockheed Wins $5.5 Bln Joint Common Missile Program - May 6th, 2004

F/A-22 Raptor Software Soars In Hard Tests - Apr 29th, 2004

General Touts U.S. Missile Defense Plan - Apr 27th, 2004

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