Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseDoD Declined To Brief CBO On Golden Dome
The Defense Department’s Golden Dome office has declined repeated briefing requests from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on what the Pentagon is planning to build while the head of that […]
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Missile DefenseX-Bow Planning Flight Test Of Low Cost Interceptor For MDA In Early 2028
X-Bow Systems this week said it will flight test a low-cost interceptor (LCI) in the first quarter of 2028 under a recent award from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to […]
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ArmyBoeing Unveils Its IFPC Inc. 2 Design, Expects August Downselect
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] this week revealed its design for the Army’s competition for a second interceptor for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 in the run […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week unveiled a new short-range air defense system consisting of a precision-guided 50mm chain gun-based air defense system, dubbed Raid Hunter. The company […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) competition cleared the first of four “gates” in the Space Force’s competitive prize competition, with all competitors moving forward, the head of the […]
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Missile DefenseArmy Needs Comprehensive Missile Defeat Strategy, Rafferty Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command on Tuesday said the Army needs a “comprehensive missile defeat strategy” that goes beyond just adding more […]
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Missile Defense
Guetlein: Without Reconciliation, ‘There Is No Golden Dome Because There Is No Funding’
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Golden Dome program on Tuesday warned that if Congress does not pass another reconciliation bill with funding for for the homeland missile defense […]
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Missile DefensePentagon Launches Golden Dome Hub To ‘Streamline Collaboration’
The Pentagon on Tuesday announced the launch of a new platform to “streamline collaboration” with the private sector for the Golden Dome for America homeland defense project. The department said […]
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Missile DefenseSecond Stage NGI Motor In Successful Hot Fire Test
The second stage solid rocket motor being developed for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program was successfully static fired inside a facility representing conditions in low-Earth orbit, demonstrating its ability […]
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Missile DefenseIsrael, U.S. Successfully Test Arrow Missile Defense System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) on Thursday said they successfully tested the Arrow Weapon System, an anti-missile interceptor that is the long-range layer […]