Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMilitary Space Officials Continue Discussions on Missile Defense Architecture
U.S. Space Command and officials at the Pentagon are examining what resilience a missile defense architecture needs to have and what DoD can afford, as officials assemble the Program Objective […]
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Air ForceNORTHCOM Nominee ‘Optimistic’ on Acceleration of Next Generation Interceptor
Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, the nominee to head U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 28 that he shares […]
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Missile DefenseGAO: MDA Needs Independent Assessment For Flight Test Plan Development
An annual audit of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recommended it use an independent assessment of the process for developing and executing the annual missile defense system flight test plan […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Warns MDA Faces Big Technical Challenges For Hypersonic Defense
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report underscored the technical challenges the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will have in developing counter-hypersonic weapon defenses and sensors, noting DoD personnel have raised […]
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SpaceGen. Raymond Discusses U.S. Space Force Efforts to Reduce Duplication
U.S. Space Force’s function as the go-to organization for military space and the Space Force’s partnerships with other nations have led and will lead to a significant reduction in the […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Finds MDA Had Numerous Warnings About RKV Issues, Costs Tripled
According to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was warned numerous times about problems with the now-canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program as costs […]
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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 Defense
Boeing 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 […]