Space & Missile Defense Report

The Air Force is set to test launch today a Minuteman III ICBM between 6:01 and 12:01 p.m. EST from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., according to the service. The Air Force […]

The Air Force has pushed the launch of its fifth Wideband Global Satcom satellite (WGS-5) to Thursday, according to United Launch Alliance (ULA), which is providing the launch vehicle. Wideband […]

The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy have successfully carried out a test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, intercepting a target over the Pacific Ocean this […]

The Air Force is aiming for May 31 to release the final Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), according to a service spokesperson. HoPS aims to provide Air […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said they successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. In the test, […]

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) in early April declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Increment 1 of the Joint Space Operations Center’s (JSpOC) Mission System (JMS) program. Air Force spokeswoman […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) variant successfully completed the Air Force’s initial operation test and evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, according to a company statement. JASSM-ER […]

The Pentagon is evaluating hundreds of locations for a potential East Coast missile defense site and will work this summer to select the few places that will be subject to […]