Missile Defense
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Navy/USMCU.S. And Japanese Naval Forces Begin Resilient Shield Exercise
The U.S. Navy and Japan Self-Defense Force are undertaking the computer-based Resilient Shield 2021 missile defense exercise from Feb. 22-26 in Japan, the Navy said Feb. 22. Resilient Shield is […]
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Missile DefenseHyten Argues For Integrated Nuclear Posture and Missile Defense Reviews
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday argued for the importance of integrating the Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Reviews, either as a new combined […]
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Missile DefenseHyten Says Supply Chain Is Weak, Explains JROC Input on NGI
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this week said one of his biggest concerns is for the health of the U.S. industrial base, which he calls weak […]
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InternationalIsrael and U.S. Start Developing Arrow-4 Missile Defense Interceptor
Israel and the U.S. are starting to develop a new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor as a next-generation part of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS), the governments said Thursday. Development is […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Examining New Pulsed Laser Directed Energy Project
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is asking industry for pulsed laser prototype ideas a year after the Defense Department moved previous directed energy funds out of the agency. According to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Changes Hypersonic Missile Defense To Glide Phase Interceptor Effort
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week changed its plans to develop a counter-hypersonic missile defense system, ending one program and redirecting it into a nearer-term initiative. The MDA is […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Confident in SPY-7 Progress and Performance; Offers alternative for DDG Backfit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pushing full steam ahead on its scalable AN/SPY-7 S-band gallium nitride-based radar in four countries and boasted its superiority to the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AN/SPY-6 radar […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Wins $155 Million For Second Hypersonic Tracking Satellite Prototype
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Friday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] $155 million for the second prototype award for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) Phase IIa effort. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLongtime Dem HASC Staffer Headed to Pentagon Nuke, Missile Defense Post
A Democratic House staffer who has worked the nuclear weapons and strategic systems portfolio for the House Armed Services Committee for a decade will get a Pentagon post with a […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Wins $974 Million In PAC-3 Seeker Subcontracts
Prime contractor for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded Boeing [BA] $974 million in subcontracts in 2020 to develop a next-generation seeker and continue current seekers for […]
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