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Missile Defense
Boeing Wins Phase 2 Of DARPA Hypersonic Defense Interceptor
Boeing [BA] won a $70.5 million contract to develop and test technologies for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research projects Agency’s (DARPA) counter-hypersonic missile interceptor program, Glide Breaker. […]
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International
Poland Is First International Customer Of Army’s LTAMDS Radar
Poland approved a Letter of Acceptance with the U.S. Army to be the first international customer for the RTX [RTX] Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) alongside dozens […]
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Missile Defense
Poland Aegis Ashore Site To Turn Over To Navy This Year, Operational In 2024
A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official recently said, after several years of setbacks, it aims to turn over the Poland Aegis Ashore missile defense site to the Navy before the […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Hypersonic Defense Program Limited Due To New Technologies, Focused On Maturing Tech
A top Missile Defense Agency official recently said its work on a new hypersonic missile defense effort is “throttled” due to new technology that has to be matured, but it […]
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MDA Sees ‘Real Progress’ In Directed Energy Laser Weapons
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is increasingly optimistic about the potential to use directed energy laser weapons for missile defense purposes after a period of limiting work on it, a […]
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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Looks To Integrate THAAD Into More Sensors For Hypersonic Defense, Using GPI Lessons
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lockheed Martin [LMT] is looking at how it can integrate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system into more sensors to potentially aid in defending against […]
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Army
Army’s IBCS Test Plan Prepares For Guam Mission
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army official last week laid out how the Army’s test plan for its new command and control system is set up to be ready to deploy […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Reveals More NGI Timeline Details
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) leader this week disclosed more details about the testing timeline for the new Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), expected to be underway before […]
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Missile Defense
MDA To First Test Guam Defenses By 2024, Also Near Term LRDR And Two-Stage GBI Tests
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The acting head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) here Wednesday outlined the upcoming testing schedule for several systems, including the Guam Aegis defense, Long Range Discrimination […]
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NGI Teams Plan Preliminary Reviews Done By End Of Year, Progress In Systems
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The two Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) industry teams this week said they expect to reach the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the All Up Round before the […]
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