Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Awards L3Harris $4.7 Billion PAC-3 MSE Propulsion Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded L3Harris Technologies [LHX] a $4.7 billion undefinitized contract award for the propulsion systems of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor, L3Harris said […]
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PentagonGD Signs Framework Deals With Pentagon To Boost PAC-3 MSE, THAAD Component Production
The Pentagon has signed a pair of framework agreements with General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) to boost production of major components for PAC-3 MSE and THAAD interceptors. The […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Looking To “Dramatically” Lower Costs Of Missile Defense Kill Vehicles
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Aug. 19 issued a solicitation seeking innovative proposals from industry to dramatically lower the cost of kill vehicles used to defend against ballistic and […]
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Missile DefenseGuetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’
While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]
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Missile DefenseInterview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus
Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Declined To Brief CBO On Golden Dome
The Defense Department’s Golden Dome office has declined repeated briefing requests from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on what the Pentagon is planning to build while the head of that […]
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Missile DefenseX-Bow Planning Flight Test Of Low Cost Interceptor For MDA In Early 2028
X-Bow Systems this week said it will flight test a low-cost interceptor (LCI) in the first quarter of 2028 under a recent award from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to […]
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ArmyBoeing Unveils Its IFPC Inc. 2 Design, Expects August Downselect
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] this week revealed its design for the Army’s competition for a second interceptor for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 in the run […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week unveiled a new short-range air defense system consisting of a precision-guided 50mm chain gun-based air defense system, dubbed Raid Hunter. The company […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) competition cleared the first of four “gates” in the Space Force’s competitive prize competition, with all competitors moving forward, the head of the […]
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