Missile Defense
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Business/FinancialLeidos Receives Sea Dart Contract from ‘Classified Customer,’ Reports Increase in 2nd Quarter Earnings
Leidos [LDOS] has received a contract from a “classified customer” for 12 Sea Dart unmanned underwater vessels “to augment their arsenals,” Leidos CEO Tom Bell said in the opening segment […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks New Mobile Golden Dome Radar
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is investigating industry capability and interest in producing a new mobile radar to support the Golden Dome program. According to a July 24 Request For […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Head Outlines Near Term Goals, Space-Based Interceptors, And Undecided Architecture
The new head of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative recently outlined his near-term goals, noting space-based interceptors (SBIs) will be the hardest technical challenge, and clarified the architecture and […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks New Missile Defense Launcher For Golden Dome Within Two Years
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research to determine an “innovative missile defense launcher” and support equipment technologies that could be delivered within two years as part of […]
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Air ForceAny Decision To Accelerate B-21 Production Will Require Northrop Grumman To Boost Investment
If the Pentagon decides to increase production of the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber it will require further investment by Northrop Grumman [NOC], which in turn expects to […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins Another $2.97 Billion Contract To Upgrade Aegis Over Next Decade
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] another 10-year contract to maintain and upgrade the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system in a contract worth up to $2.97 […]
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Missile DefenseSpace Force Solicits Industry Ideas On ‘Quick and Efficient’ SBI Deployment
The U.S. Space Force program executive office for space combat power is soliciting input from industry on the rapid fielding of space based interceptors (SBI), which the Trump administration’s Golden […]
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Missile Defense
LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight
The Defense Department said the S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) conducted its first flight test tracking of a live missile target on Monday, relaying data to the Control Battle […]
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Missile DefenseKelly Pushes Hegseth On Golden Dome Reality, Cutting Pentagon Testers
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday showed strong skepticism that the wide-ranging Golden Dome missile defense initiative is realistic while also cutting the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office that could […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Want Blueprint, Details For Golden Dome
Amid scant details from the Defense Department about the Trump administration’s proposed homeland missile defense concept, the House Appropriations Committee wants granularity on the piece-parts, costs, and implementation plan for […]