Missile Defense
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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 DefenseMDA 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 […]
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Missile Defense
SM-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 […]