Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseIsrael Tests Naval Iron Dome
The Israeli government and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. recently conducted an interception test of a naval version of the Iron Dome air defense system. The company and Israeli government […]
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Missile DefenseRaytheon And Northrop Grumman Win Mods To Continue Refining Hypersonic Defense Concepts
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] firm-fixed-price modifications to extend the current refinement of their hypersonic missile defense concepts for the Glide Phase Interceptor […]
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Missile DefenseBiden Missile Defense Review Pushes For 20 NGIs; Repeats GMD Not Aimed At Russia, China
The Biden administration’s new Missile Defense Review (MDR) maintains a push for 20 new Next Generation Interceptors while it continues to note this kind of system is only geared toward […]
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Missile Defense2022 Missile Defense Review Highlights Cruise Missile, Counter Drone, Guam Defense
The unclassified version of the newest Missile Defense Review (MDR) released Thursday adds a new emphasis on homeland cruise missile defense, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), and defense of Guam. The […]
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ArmyDoD Conducting A Round Of Hypersonic Testing This Week
The Defense Department is conducting a second flight campaign this week with hypersonic experiments to help develop hypersonic weapons and defense, the Navy said on Oct. 26. The campaign is […]
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Biden Administration Opposes Missile Defense Systems Provisions In Senate Defense Bill
The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and hypersonic missile defense in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $450 Million SM-6 FMS Sale To Japan
The State Department approved a potential $450 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS)of 32 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment on Thursday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShyu Says Hypersonic Weapons Just One ‘Arrow’ in DoD Quiver, While Rep. Lamborn Argues for Parity
DoD research chief Heidi Shyu, in a possibly unintentional play on words, said on Oct. 18 that hypersonic weapons are just one “arrow” in the Pentagon’s quiver against high technology […]
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Raytheon Finished Hypersonic Defense System Review And Moves To Preliminary Design
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said this week it had completed the Systems Requirements Review-Prototype for the Missile Defense Agency’s Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) competition and is next moving on to preliminary […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $2 Million MDA Study To Integrate Lasers With Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $2 million contract on Sept. 16 to investigate the utility of laser weapon technology for missile defense operations. The award […]
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