Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMDA Aims To Upgrade LRDR By 2023
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning to upgrade the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and is seeking information from possible vendors on capability to meet the requirements. According to […]
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SpaceSpace Force Completes Preliminary Design Review for Next Missile Warning Satellite Payloads
The Space Force has completed the preliminary design reviews for two potential mission payloads for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) satellites that will become the U.S. military’s next […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Considering OTA Consortium Manager For Research And Prototyping
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is looking into establishing an agency-wide Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Consortium to help manage research and prototyping efforts. According to a May 12 sources sought […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Leads NGI Bid With Raytheon, Will Use RKV Lessons
Northrop Grumman [NOC] will serve as prime contractor in a partnership with Raytheon Technologies [RTX] as they bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). The companies […]
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Missile DefenseSecNav Nominee Suggests Unmanned Ships Can Take Missile Defense Mission
The nominee to be Secretary of the Navy told lawmakers unmanned vessels could provide ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability and take some of the onus off of existing Aegis DDG-51 […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Partner For NGI
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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ArmyLockheed Martin Nabs $6 Billion In PAC-3 MSE Missiles And Equipment
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 […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Releases Next Generation Interceptor RFP
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 […]
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COVID-19MDA Flight Tests Affected By Pandemic, SM-3 IIA ICBM Test Delayed
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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Missile Defense
MDA Seeks Disruptive Missile Defense Technologies
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 […]