Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMDA Orders $867 Million In SM-3 IIA Missiles For U.S. And Japan
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] an $867 million contract on June 14 to buy an undisclosed number of Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA All-Up Round missiles […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Panel NDAA Mark Directs Pacific Missile Defense Reports
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) strategic forces panel mark of the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill would require the Defense Department to report on missile defense issues in […]
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Missile DefenseCooper: DoD Designating Homeland Missile Defense Lead By End Of Month
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s panel on strategic forces on Wednesday said the Defense Department will designate a lead for homeland cruise missile defense by the end […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Strategic Forces Mark Directs Reports On Patriot Missile Defense Needs Amid Ukrainian Invasion
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces subcommittee mark proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army Secretary to to report on […]
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InternationalMDA Awards Northrop Grumma And Owl Cyber Defense Spots On $249 Million CDS Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Owl Cyber Defense Solutions LLC spots on a potential five-year $249 million contracts for development, testing and implementation support of […]
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MDA Explains Why Guam Missile Defenses To Be Mobile
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) earlier this month explained why the Defense Department was planning to use mobile rather than fixed missile defenses in Guam. “First, it […]
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Missile DefenseMDA To Decide On NGI Production Number In 2024, May Replace Older GBIs
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently said in 2024 the Defense Department will decide exactly how many new Next Generation Interceptor (NMI) U.S.-based missile defense interceptors it […]
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Missile DefenseMDA To Downselect Hypersonic Defense Competition
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to narrow down its competitors for hypersonic missile defense later this year, the agency’s director said Wednesday. “We have a Other Transaction Authority agreement […]
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WeaponsNaval Surface Warfare Center Says It Set ‘World Record’ With Firing Of Hypercone Projectile Last Month
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in Maryland says that it set a world record last month when the division fired a conical projectile–“hypercone”–109 nautical miles at White […]
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BudgetMDA Requests $9.6 Billion In FY 2023 Budget
The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) $9.6 billion fiscal year 2023 budget request includes increases for various missile defense interceptors, Guam defense, and increased research and development funds over the previous […]
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