Missile Defense
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Assessing What Rights It Must Retain for Golden Dome
The U.S. Space Force is analyzing how to retain control over key elements of Golden Dome amid a possible bid by a SpaceX team to lease equipment to DoD for […]
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Missile DefenseTrump Announces Golden Dome To Cost $175 Billion, To Finish Within Three Years
President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced key details of the planned Golden Dome missile defense architecture, with an expected total cost of $175 billion, timeline […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Issues Wide-Ranging Opportunity To Take In ‘Unique And Innovative’ White Papers
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week issued a new solicitation as part of its Golden Dome efforts that give industry an ongoing five-year opportunity to present new missile defense […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome Industry Summit Set For June
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) rescheduled its upcoming Golden Dome for America industry summit for June 11 in Huntsville, Ala. An MDA notice from March originally announced the summit focused […]
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Missile DefenseReed Looks to Prevent Golden Dome ‘Slush Fund,’ Design of Detection/Comms Systems Crucial
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Tuesday that despite rumblings about the future U.S. Golden Dome missile shield being under construction, the program is still in its early stages and […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Nabs Another $2.1 Billion Mod For More SM-3 Maintenance
The Missile Defense Agency awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.13 billion contract modification Monday to continue providing maintenance on all Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block variants across all U.S. and partner countries. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks ‘Paradigm Shift’ With New Missile Defense Targets Program
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape the acquisition of its future target systems, which includes a “paradigm shift” […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMid-Band Spectrum Crucial For Golden Dome, Arrington Tells Hill
Achieving President Trump’s vision of a comprehensive homeland air and missile defense system of systems requires continued Defense Department access to the mid-band spectrum, Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late […]
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CongressSome Democratic Lawmakers Ask for DoD IG Review of Golden Dome
A group of 42 congressional Democrats–five senators and 37 representatives–are asking the Pentagon Inspector General’s (IG) office to investigate the planned Golden Dome missile defense project. A Jan. 27 executive […]