Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMDA Plans $12 Billion GMD Realignment, Senate Bill Requires Workforce Assessment
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning a $12 billion realignment and redevelopment of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system after the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) was cancelled, according to a […]
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Missile DefenseSAC-D Bill Adds $222 Million To Transfer RKV to NGI
A Senate panel recommended adding $222 million to the Missile Defense Agency’s FY 2020 budget to help it move from the canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle to the follow-on Next Generation […]
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Missile Defense
RKV Death Sets Back GMD ‘A Few Years,’ No Money Back To Feds
The cancellation of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) has set back updates to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense system by several years, a top Defense Department official said. […]
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Missile DefenseNeutral Particle Beams Shelved, Says DoD Research Chief
The Defense Department is shelving its work on neutral particle beams as it advances other directed energy weapons, the Department of Defense’s top research official said on Wednesday. Given limited […]
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Missile DefenseFirst THAAD Intercept Test With Remote Launcher
The U.S. government conducted its first successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system intercept on Friday while using a remote launcher kit. In the test, designed Flight Test THAAD […]
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Missile DefenseIBCS Test Intercepts Target With Patriot At Longer Range
The U.S. Army successfully intercepted a cruise missile in a record-breaking long-range flight test on Thursday using the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor with the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.3 Billion In Japanese SM-3IIA Missiles
The State Department recently approved a potential $3.29 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan for up to 73 Standard Missile -3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Briefs Industry This Week On Post-RKV Interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to brief industry this week on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) acquisition after canceling the Redesigned Kill […]
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CongressWarren Sends Letter to SASC Leaders Requesting Low-Yield Weapons Ban in Conference NDAA
Senate Democrats — led by a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Democratic presidential candidate — are calling on committee leaders to adopt several House-passed measures that […]
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Missile Defense
DoD Scraps Missile Defense Agency’s Redesigned Kill Vehicle
The Defense Department on Wednesday said it was canceling the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, effective Aug. 22, due to technical design problems that are too hard or costly to […]