Missile Defense
-
PentagonPentagon Moving Patriot Batteries Into Iraq Amidst Tensions With Iran, CENTCOM Commander Says
The Pentagon is readying to move Patriot missile defense batteries into Iraq and will keep two aircraft carriers in the region as tensions remain high with Iran, the command of […]
-
ArmyOfficial: Iron Dome Unable To Integrate With IBCS, A Requirement For Spring 2021 IFPC ‘Shoot-Off’
The Army’s interim cruise missile defense system, the Israeli Iron Dome capability, is currently unable to integrate with its future missile defense command platform, the service’s top missile defense official […]
-
CongressGriffin: Four Bids Expected for Next-Gen Interceptor Program
Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin expects four companies to submit bids for the Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) program that replaces the canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, […]
-
Missile DefenseHill: NGI Has Flexibility In Development Cycle, Replaces Whole Interceptor
The head of the Missile Defense Agency last week said the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program will have flexibility in its development cycle and emphasized it will replace the entire […]
-
Missile DefenseFirst 10 LRDR Panels Delivered To MDA Alaska Facility
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first 10 Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) antenna panels to the Missile Defense Agency’s facility in Clear, Alaska, the company said this week. The […]
Tagged in: -
ArmyArmy To Hold Limited User Test For IBCS Within Next Couple Months
The Army will hold a limited user test for its future missile defense command platform within the next couple months, a top Army missile defense official said on March 5. […]
-
Missile DefenseDoD Takes Directed Energy Out of MDA
The Defense Department has moved directed energy (DE) funds out of the Missile Defense Agency and consolidated them under the office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, […]
-
Missile Defense
MDA Cuts Pacific Radar Sensor, Starting INDOPACOM Sensor Study
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) stopped funding a new ballistic missile defense radar in the Pacific and instead is studying the larger sensor architecture needed in region, the agency’s director […]
-
Missile Defense
MDA Rolls Out Interceptor Schedule, Lessons Learned From RKV Failure
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) laid out the schedule for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) and lessons learned from the failure of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) in the Defense […]
-
PentagonPentagon Working On Iraq’s Permission To Deploy Patriot Defense System To The Region
Senior Pentagon officials on Thursday said the department is working to receive the Iraqi government’s permission before deploying a Patriot missile defense system to the region. Defense Secretary Mark Esper […]