Missile Defense Quick Links for Monday
October 19th, 2009
>> The Navy awarded defense contractor Raytheon $7.7 million to provide services for the Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Weapon System, expected to be completed by August 2011. The missile defense system is designed to provide anti-ship missile defense for multiple ship platforms. (MoneyCentral)
>> The Air Force awarded defense contractor Lockheed Martin an $827.4 million contract to develop three C-130J, four HC-130J ,and four MC-130J aircraft. (Forbes)
>> The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is an Army system designed to shoot down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles using a hit-to-kill approach. The Army began a second THAAD battery at Fort Bliss, Texas. The system successfully blocked its targets in a recent test-firing. (MDA – PDF)