Missile Defense
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CongressKurilla Looks to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Targeting
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the Biden administration’s nominee to head U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), wants to use artificial intelligene (AI) to […]
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Missile DefenseOfficials Outline Key Technologies In Hypersonic Defense Work
Two Defense Department officials on Monday outlined how the key technologies in hypersonic missile defense differ from traditional ballistic missile defense and how offensive developments can aid defensive work. Hypersonic […]
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Budget Issues Limits MDA Development In Hypersonic Defense
This week the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the program to intercept hypersonic weapons is being throttled due to funding issues. Last November, MDA selected Raytheon Technologies […]
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Missile DefenseNGI Designs Pass Initial Review Early
The two teams competing to develop and produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) passed the Systems Requirements Review (SRR) phase ahead of schedule. Last March, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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ArmyU.S. Army Japan Head Says More Air And Missile Defense Capabilities Needed In The Region
The head of U.S. Army Japan said this week he believes there needs to be more integrated air and missile defense capabilities in the first island chain region to bolster […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Completes Construction, Initially Fields LRDR in Alaska
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it completed construction and installation of radar arrays for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and started initial fielding during a ceremony on Monday. […]
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Missile DefenseGuam Needs SM-6 For Hypersonic Defense, Official Says
Any Guam missile defense system would need the Navy’s SM-6 missile for its utility in hyperosnic missile defense, a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) official said last week. SM-6 is a […]
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SpaceNext-Gen OPIR GEO Program Completes System-Level Critical Design Review
The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block […]
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Missile DefenseAegis Ashore Poland Set To Be Operational By End Of 2022
The Poland Aegis Ashore site is expected to be operational by the end of 2022, the program executive for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense at the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said […]
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MDA Selects Three Companies To Design Hypersonic Missile Interceptors
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) selected Raytheon Technologies [RTX], Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Nov. 19 to complete accelerated concept designs for a hypersonic missile defense interceptor. […]
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