Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseAdministration Objects To House NDAA RKV Reductions
The White House “strongly objects” to missile defense provisions in the House Armed Services Committee’s mark of the FY ’20 defense authorization bill reducing Missile Defense Agency (MDA) funds. The […]
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InternationalRaytheon Wins $2.2 Billion In Qatar Air And Missile Defense Systems
Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday confirmed it won two Qatar contracts for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and more Patriot fire units worth about $2.2 billion. The announcement came […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland Submit Official Proposal For Germany’s Future Missile Defense System
A joint venture from Lockheed Martin [LMT] and MBDA Deutschland officially on Monday submitted its proposal to develop Germany’s next missile defense system set to be a first-of-its-kind 360-degree, networked […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Amendment Reinstates SM-3 IIA ICBM Test
The House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the FY ’20 defense authorization bill that reinstates a planned Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA intercept test. While the FY ’18 […]
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Missile DefenseGAO: Poland Missile Defense Site Delayed 18 Months, Still Cuts Testing
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects delays in building the Poland missile defense site in the European missile defense program, pushing completion by 18 months to May 2020. MDA also […]
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Missile Defense
GAO Details RKV Issues Add $600 Million In Cost
An annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on missile defense revealed design issues with the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) are expected to increase costs by almost $600 million. GAO said […]
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Missile Defense
Griffin Prepares To Halt RKV Work Due To Technical Issue
The Department of Defense is preparing a stop-work order on activity for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program after assessing the current plan is “not viable” […]
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Army
Army’s New Air And Missile Defense Strategy To Improve Operational Flexibility, Protection Of Maneuver Forces
The Army’s new air and missile defense framework is intended to give commanders more flexibility to better protect assets and maneuver forces with the new battle command platform, sensors and […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Billions In UAE and Bahrain Patriot Missiles And Equipment
The State Department approved two possible multi-billion-dollar Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain for hundreds of Patriot missiles and related equipment, the Defense Security […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman Delivers First IBCS Engagement Operations Center To Army
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered the first production-representative operations center for the Army’s future integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) command system, ahead of a operational test in 2020 and […]