Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMDA Issues First RFP For GM Futures To Split Development, Sustainment Work
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) for the next Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) Program, the first step in reducing Boeing’s […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Pushed Back LRDR Initial Fielding Again
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin initial fielding of a new Alaska-based missile defense radar in December 2021, a delay of three more months over previous delays due […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Information For New C2BMC Planner
The Missile Defense Agency is conducting market research to improve and modernize the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Planner, which allows users to use missile defense system […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin And GKN Extend PAC MSE Work
Britain’s GKN Aerospace on Monday said it signed a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue providing launch tubes for a Patriot missile model and added a development contract. […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Nabs Another $1.1 Billion PAC-3 Seeker Contract
Boeing [BA] won a $1.1 billion contract to produce another 1,500 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seekers by the program’s prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], Boeing announced Monday. Boeing said […]
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Missile DefenseSASC Bill Would Approve NGI Development With Accountability Features
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense authorization bill would allow the Missile Defense Agency to continue developing and deploy the planned Next Generation Interceptor […]
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MDA Tests New Three-Stage Booster For Missile Defense System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Sunday conducted the first flight test of a new three-stage booster for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System’s Ground Based Interceptor (GBI), demonstrating variable […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Awarded MDA Boost Vehicle Contract
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $422 million maximum ceiling value contract for six more Boost Vehicles and related components for the Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs). This […]
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Air ForceHASC Wants U.S. Air Force/MDA Status Report on Radar Detection of Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill directs the U.S. Air Force and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to inform the committee of radars’ ability to detect […]
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ArmyOfficial: Army Must Prepare To ‘Ruthlessly’ Retire Its Patriot, Stinger Systems In Near Future
As the Army assesses future air and missile defense requirements it must prepare to “ruthlessly” retire legacy air defense systems, such as its Patriot and Stinger systems, a lead modernization […]