Redesigned SM-3 Block 2A pitched as ICBM killers
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Space

Virgin Galactic Hopes To Test SpaceShipTwo In Space In 2017

Virgin Galactic aims to fly SpaceShipTwo beyond the atmosphere for the first time before year’s end, kicking off what is expected to be a final round of test flights before beginning commercial suborbital space tourism.

Commercial Aviation

Opinion: Could U.S. Trade Rulings Put Chill On Aircraft Financing?

Decades of progress toward free trade in jetliners could be undone in a few years. And Boeing could end up losing a lot in the end.

 

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Defense

Weapons Buyer Looks To Shift Most Programs To Services

The Pentagon's new top weapons buyer hopes to offload day-to-day oversight of most major acquisition programs from the department--with a few exceptions. 

Missile Defense

Could SM-3 Interceptor Take On Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles?

With enough additional funding, Raytheon says it could give the Pentagon’s SM-3 interceptor the ability to defeat longer-range ballistic missiles.

 

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