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A Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as part of Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (FTG)-15. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Partner For NGI

BY Rich Abott// May 4th, 2020

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said Monday they are partnering to pursue the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) contract for the domestic U.S. missile defense […]

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Lockheed Martin Nabs $6 Billion In PAC-3 MSE Missiles And Equipment

BY Rich Abott// May 1st, 2020

The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $6 billion contract on April 30 to produce an undisclosed amount of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and associated […]

Two Ground-Based Interceptors (GBI) launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on March 25, 2019, in the first salvo test of an ICBM target. The GBIs successfully intercepted a target launched from the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

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MDA Releases Next Generation Interceptor RFP

BY Rich Abott// April 24th, 2020

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) released the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the next missile defense interceptor, the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), on Friday. The NGI replaces the scrapped the […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conduct launch a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor in Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03). (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

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MDA Flight Tests Affected By Pandemic, SM-3 IIA ICBM Test Delayed

BY Rich Abott// April 24th, 2020

Most of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) flight tests planned for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 will be affected by Defense Department measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 […]

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MDA Seeks Disruptive Missile Defense Technologies

BY Rich Abott// April 22nd, 2020

This week the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) asked industry about “disruptive technologies” for its missile defense mission needs in a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI, published April 20, said […]

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SM-3 IIA ICBM Test Expected This Summer

BY Rich Abott// April 22nd, 2020

A top Defense Department official 0n Tuesday said the department expects to conduct a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)-representative threat this summer. […]

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Air Force Selects Raytheon to Build Next-Gen Nuclear Weapon

BY Vivienne Machi// April 20th, 2020

The Air Force plans to continue building its next nuclear cruise missile, the Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), with Raytheon [RTN] as the sole-source contractor according to an April 17 release, […]

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MDA Awards First Multi-Year Contract As Raytheon Wins $2 Billion For SM-3 IB

BY Rich Abott// March 27th, 2020

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] its first-ever multi-year contract in a $2.1 billion sole-source contract on March 26 to build Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 IB) all […]

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Lockheed Martin Wins $933 Million U.S./Saudi THAAD Mod

BY Rich Abott// March 25th, 2020

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $933 million modification on Tuesday to produce additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors for the U.S. and Saudi […]

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GAO Sees MDA Improvements But Still Wary Of NGI

BY Rich Abott// March 19th, 2020

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) official told lawmakers last week while the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has taken steps to reduce risk in the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program, it […]

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