Missile Defense
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Delivers First SPY-6 Radar Array For DDG-125
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array for the first Flight III DDG-51 destroyer, the company said Tuesday. The SPY-6 radar system is also known as the Air […]
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Navy/USMCTop INDO-PACOM Priority To Add Aegis Ashore To Guam By 2026
The head of Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM) on Tuesday said getting an Aegis Ashore missile defense system on Guam by 2026 is his number one priority to help defend against future […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Nabs $150 Million Mod For GMD Interceptor Boost Vehicles
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Boeing [BA] a $150 million undefinitized contract modification on July 10 for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) development and sustainment contract (DSC) to maintain […]
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Missile Defense
Japan Scraps Aegis Ashore After Suspension
The Japanese government decided to completely abandon plans to deploy two Aegis Ashore sites last week after suspending the plans earlier this month. Defense Minister Taro Kono said it is […]
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Missile DefenseUpgraded PAC-3 MSE Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target In Flight Test
An upgraded Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target in a test Thursday, the company said. In the […]
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Missile Defense
Senate Panel Fences Off Half Of Layered Missile Defense Funds Until Report Submitted
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft FY 2021 defense authorization bill is fencing off half the funds the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requested for a layered homeland missile defense system […]
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Budget
Senate Authorizers Push For Interim GBI
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the FY ’21 defense authorization bill pushes the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop and produce an interim Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) by 2026. […]
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BudgetHouse Panels Presses DoD On Missile Defense Funding Changes
The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee FY ’21 defense authorization bill mark presses the Defense Department on why it made changes to Missile Defense Agency (MDA) programs and technologies […]
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SpaceIndustry Team on Missile Warning Satellite Payload On Track for CDR Next May, Northrop Grumman Says
A Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] team are on track to complete critical design review (CDR) for the team’s proposed infrared mission payload next May as part of […]
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Missile DefenseHASC STRATCOM Mark Directs Missile Defense Oversight, Hypersonic Initiatives
The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee mark for their portion of the FY 2021 defense authorization bill directs several missile defense oversight measures and a hypersonic missile program for […]