Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseSPACECOM Takes Missile Defense Mission From STRATCOM
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) this week announced it is taking over missile defense responsibilities from U.S. Strategic Command, in accordance with a command plan approved by President Biden. The 2022 […]
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Missile DefenseIsraeli Arrow-4 Missile Interceptor To Be More Affordable For Higher Volume
An Israeli official this week confirmed the new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor being developed by Israel and the U.S. aims to be more affordable to allow a higher volume of […]
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Missile DefenseCollins Nominated To Succeed Hill As MDA Head
President Biden on Thursday nominated the program executive officer (PEO) of Ground-Based Weapons Systems to be the next director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Collins has served in this […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Reveals More Guam Defense Details
The latest annual Government Accountability Office (GAP) review on missile defense acquisition progress showed more details about the new defensive plans for Guam including the specific command and control systems […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Announces Completion of PDR for Next Gen OPIR Polar Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said this week that it recently finished a preliminary design review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) polar (NGP) […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Looks to Additive Manufacturing to Accelerate Hypersonic Ground Testing
The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tullahoma, Tenn., wants additive manufacturing to aid the building of parts for DoD hypersonic test facilities, including Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] […]
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Missile DefenseIsrael David’s Sling Missile Defense Makes First Real World Intercept
Israel’s David’s Sling air and missile defense system successfully intercepted a rocket for the first time outside a test, according to recent Israeli media reports. On May 10 the Times […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Innovative Missile Defense Concepts For 2045 Threats
The Missile Defense Agency is starting to consider what concepts and capabilities it might need around 2045 in a new request for information (RFI). MDA issued an RFI on May […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Sees Counter-Hypersonic Ability In Present Missiles, Multi-Year SM-6 Order For Salvo Defense
The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week said several current missile defense systems likely have a capability to defend against hypersonic threats and plans to procure hundreds […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman And Raytheon Nab More Contract Mods To Refine Hypersonic Defense Concepts
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] additional firm-fixed-price modifications to extend their work refining concepts for hypersonic missile defense, called the […]
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