Tagged: missile defense

8:04am

Fri December 7, 2012
The Upstate Economy

Defense contract that supports jobs in Syracuse cut from budget

Credit courtesy / MEADS-AMD
A MEADS missile system on display at a trade show.

Money for the final year of a missile system that supports a few hundred jobs for a defense contractor near Syracuse has been removed from Congress' defense budget. But Lockheed Martin is keeping optimistic that the money could find its way back into the budget.

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10:38am

Fri April 27, 2012
Regional Coverage

Fort Drum eyed by House Republicans for new missile defense site

Credit Aniks the 1 via Flickr

Fort Drum is being eyed as a possible location for a new East Coast missile defense site. Republicans in the House Armed Services committee called this week for a study on the issue.

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