Missile Defense

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week told lawmakers it would be “very hard” to reach the congressionally-mandated initial operating capacity (IOC) for the Glide Phase Interceptor […]

The Secretary of the Navy this week admitted the service will need more RTX [RTX] Standard Missile (SM)-3s for regional air and missile defense missions in the wake of recent […]

The Marine Corps is on track to begin fielding its new Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) in 2025, a lead official has confirmed. Col. Andrew Konicki, the Marine Corps’ program […]

SAS on Tuesday said it has acquired Willbrook Solutions, Inc., a small company with expertise in ground and space-based missile defense, the first deal by SAS since partnering recently with […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday awarded a potential $414 million contract to Boeing’s [BA] Millennium Space Systems unit to build and deliver eight missile defense fire control satellites […]

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit awarded a contract to Spain’s Sener to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section on its Patriot GEM-T missiles, the company said Monday. RTX specifically […]

The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $344 million contract in March to develop two new Standard Missile (SM) variants that focus on a new common guidance section for U.S. and […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it has transitioned the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) to the Missile Defense Agency, setting up plans for a decision on an Operational Baseline […]

U.S. Space Systems Command last Friday released the draft request for proposals (RFP) for the planned medium-Earth orbit (MEO) space vehicles for future missile warning and tracking defense. Currently, Space […]

The Defense Department this week said it has awarded $193.8 million in new projects aimed at quickly fielding new technologies to warfighters, the second tranche of fiscal year 2024 awards […]