Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseSM-3 IIA ICBM Test Expected This Summer
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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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Selects Raytheon to Build Next-Gen Nuclear Weapon
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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Missile DefenseMDA Awards First Multi-Year Contract As Raytheon Wins $2 Billion For SM-3 IB
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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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $933 Million U.S./Saudi THAAD Mod
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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Missile DefenseGAO Sees MDA Improvements But Still Wary Of NGI
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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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Explains New THAAD Seeker Buy
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday official further explained what prompted its new contract to BAE Systems for next-generation Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) infrared seekers. Lockheed Martin Vice […]
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ArmyRaytheon Successfully Tests First Antenna Array On LTAMDS Radar
Raytheon [RTN] said Tuesday it has successfully completed initial testing of the first antenna array for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) it’s producing for the Army’s […]
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Missile Defense
BAE Wins Lockheed Martin Contract For Next-Gen THAAD Seekers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded BAE Systems a contract to design and build next-generation infrared seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, BAE said Tuesday. BAE did not […]
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Missile DefenseLawmaker Pushes DoD On Transferring HBTSS From MDA To SDA
Last week, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) pushed Defense Department officials on why funds for a hyperosnic missile defense sensor were moved from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to the Space […]
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Missile DefenseMDA, Army Refuse Payment To Poland Aegis Ashore Builder Amid Slow Construction
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Army Corps of Engineers are using a “carrot and stick approach” including refusing payments to get the contractor on track to finish building the […]