Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseSenate NDAA Draft Requires Space-Based Missile Interceptors
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) draft FY ’19 defense authorization bill would require the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop a space-based missile defense intercept layer regardless of what […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Says MDA, Army At Impasse Over $10 Billion THAAD Requirement, Mixed Progress For MDA Deliveries
The Missile Defense Agency has reached an impasse on transferring the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to the Army due to the service’s requirement that it needs another […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Awarded $145 Million THAAD Interceptor Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $145 million modification on Wednesday to produce additional Lot 10 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and associated equipment. […]
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HASC Missile Defense Mark Authorizes SM-3 IB Multiyear, Pushes Boost Phase and Space Sensors
The House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces markup of its portion of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill focused on SM-3 IB multiyear procurement, requiring the director of the […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Awarded $83 Million Mine Neutralizer Contract, AMDR LRIP Unit
Raytheon [RTN] was awarded an $83 million Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract on Thursday to design, test, and deploy the Barracuda mine neutralization system. The company describes the Barracuda […]
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PentagonDoD’s Griffin Eyes Using Directed Energy For Space-Based Missile Defense
Pentagon technology chief Michael Griffin said April 17 that he wants to field a megawatt-class, directed energy (DE) device in space by the late 2020s to protect the United States […]
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Missile DefenseGreaves Sees F-35 Helping Missile Defense, Hypersonic Threat Coming From Iran And North Korea
The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) told Congress last week that he sees F-35 aircraft helping aid missile defense activities in the six to seven-year timeframe, albeit mostly […]
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MDA Tests THAAD And Patriot Interoperability
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Army jointly successfully tested a missile defense tracking exercise last week to demonstrate the interoperability between the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and […]
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InternationalPoland And U.S. Sign $4.75 Billion Agreement For Patriot Missile Defenses
Poland signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to buy Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot air and missile defense system, interceptors, and a battle management system for upward of $4.75 billion […]
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Missile DefenseRaytheon Completes Technical Review for LTAMDS Radar
Raytheon [RTN] finished a program and technical review for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) with the U.S. Army, the company said Tuesday. The LTAMDS program aims […]