Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseU.S. Navy Performs Final SPY-6 AMDR Developmental Flight Test
The Navy successfully tracked a ballistic missile target on Jan. 31 using the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) in Kauai, Hawaii, the final developmental flight test in the […]
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Missile DefenseJapan Cleared For $2 Billion Buy Of Two Aegis Ashore Weapons Systems
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.15 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for Japan to buy two Aegis Weapon Systems (AWSs) for Japan’s upcoming Aegis Ashore sites and related equipment. […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Officials: F-35 First Missile Defense Option
Defense Department officials on Wednesday said their examination of the F-35 aircraft for missile defense uses is just the first of several options and that hypersonic defenses will not be […]
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InternationalIsrael And U.S. Complete Test Intercept Of Arrow-3 Missile Defense System
Israel successfully conducted a test of the Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system on Jan. 22, the U.S. and Israel said on Tuesday. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) worked with […]
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Missile DefenseSpace-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense to be Included in FY ’20 Budget Request
The most immediate effect of President Trump’s just-released missile defense review is the call for a space-based sensor layer to protect against possible missile attacks, for which funding will be […]
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Missile DefenseDoD to Begin Six-Month Study of Using F-35 for Boost Phase Missile Interception
The Defense Department plans to continue studying the feasibility of equipping the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with new weapons for boost phase interception. The Trump administration’s new missile defense review, […]
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Missile Defense
Trump to Reveal Long-Awaited Missile Defense Review Thursday
President Donald Trump plans to unveil the Defense Department’s missile defense review Jan. 17 at the Pentagon after months of delays, a senior White House official said Jan. 16. This […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Nabs $585 Million Award For Hawaii Missile Defense Radar
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $585 million delivery order for the Homeland Defense Radar – Hawaii (HDR-H) on Dec. 18. HDR-H is a discrimination radar […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3.5 Billion Patriot Deal With Turkey
The State Department has approved a $3.5 billion Patriot missile system deal with Turkey amid congressional concerns on Ankara’s potential purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system. The potential sale, […]
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Missile DefenseIG Says DoD Not Properly Protecting Technical Missile Defense Info
A Defense Department Inspector General (IG) report released Dec. 14 said officials are not consistently implementing security controls to protect ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) technical information. The IG found […]