Missile Defense
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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 DefenseSenate 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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BudgetSenate 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 […]
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InternationalJapan Suspends Aegis Ashore Due To Technical And Cost Concerns
Japan decided to suspend the deployment of the two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems due the technical and cost issues, Defense Minister Taro Kono said Monday. “In view of the […]
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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Nabs $1 Billion Mod For PAC-3 Missiles
The Army awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1 billion modification on June 10 for Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 missiles services and equipment. The award covers incidental services, hardware, facilities, equipment, […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Info For Missile Defense Radar Upgrades
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) Wednesday as it conducts market research to determine industry interest and capability to support future upgrades to several missile […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Reveals New Microwave Technology Testbed Effort
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week disclosed it is starting a Microwave Technology Testbed effort to aid in the future missile defense program. On June 4, MDA published a […]