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More Sea-based X-band bucks, Space-based Radar
Another SBX factoid for the record, on the exceedingly unlikely
assumption that the record will ever matter. Aerospace Daily June 25, 2003 Key House funding panel eyes cuts to space radar, missile defense, JSF [EXCERPTS] The House Appropriations Committee plans to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the Bush Administration's fiscal 2004 budget request for the Space Based Radar, the Advanced Wideband System, missile defense and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to documents obtained by The DAILY. [snip] Those reductions partially are offset by increases in other missile defense programs, including $ 22.9 million to speed up development of the sea-based X-band radar and $ 90 million to increase procurement of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile. I wonder what other missile programs were cut. Also, I kind of wonder why the Space Based Radar continues to get dissed by Congress (hence the s.s.p cross-posting). SBR was looking like it might be a good thing, but it, like its predecessors, appears to be a target of Hill ire. |
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More Sea-based X-band bucks, Space-based Radar
"Allen Thomson" wrote in message
om Those reductions partially are offset by increases in other missile defense programs, including $ 22.9 million to speed up development of the sea-based X-band radar and $ 90 million to increase procurement of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile. I wonder what other missile programs were cut. IIRC, the boost-phase program lost some money, and the advanced sensors program also got trimmed. Also, I kind of wonder why the Space Based Radar continues to get dissed by Congress (hence the s.s.p cross-posting). SBR was looking like it might be a good thing, but it, like its predecessors, appears to be a target of Hill ire. There's considerable disbelief of the claimed cost targets, prabbaly with good reason. It's also uncelar that there is any missile defnese role for the system at this stage. It's always been described as a system for tracking ground targets, and adding missile tracking functionality seems quite a jump. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed) |
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More Sea-based X-band bucks, Space-based Radar
Also, I kind of
wonder why the Space Based Radar continues to get dissed by Congress (hence the s.s.p cross-posting). SBR was looking like it might be a good thing, but it, like its predecessors, appears to be a target of Hill ire. There's an op-ed piece in today's (8 July 2003) Washington Times on SBR and its problems on the Hill, mostly in the House: http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/...0423-8120r.htm Tracking targets from space By James T. Hackett The author advocates getting serious about SBR, a sentiment I tend to share. |
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