Missile Defense
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InternationalRomania Signs Agreement To Buy Patriot Missile Defense System
Romania’s government signed an agreement to buy Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system from the U.S. Army, the company said Wednesday. The agreement, called a Letter […]
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Missile DefensePAC-3 Missiles Successfully Intercept Tactical Ballistic Missile Targets
Five Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 interceptors successfully defeated four tactical ballistic missile targets in a test earlier this month. The Army led a flight test of four […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Boost Missile Defense Funding
Senate appropriators increased missile defense funding by $1.4 billion over the administration’s request for fiscal year (FY) 2018, but at a lower rate than the authorization bill allowed for. The […]
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Missile DefenseNDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes
The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields. […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin And MDA Finish LRDR Critical Design Review
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have finished the critical design review (CDR) for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), validating the radar is ready to move […]
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InternationalNATO Briefs Industry On Over $817 Million In Air And Missile Defense Opportunities
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency on Monday briefed North American and European industry on over $817 million in upcoming air and missile defense program business opportunities in 2018 […]
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InternationalSweden Chooses Patriot To Upgrade Air And Missile Defenses
The Swedish government has decided to start negotiations on procuring Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot air and missile defense system for upward of $1.2 billion, the government said Tuesday. The Swedish Armed […]
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Navy/USMCAdministration Asks Congress for Billions More To Fund Extra Missile Defense, Ship Repairs, And Troops
The Trump administration sent Congress a set of Defense Department Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget amendments on Monday to increase funding for missile defense, repair damaged Navy ships, and increase […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Awards Raytheon $1.5 Billion To Support AN/TPY-2 and SBX Radars
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $1.5 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity follow-on contract to support the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) […]
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InternationalForeign Minister: South Korea Not Considering Additional THAADs
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday that the administration of President Moon Jae-in is not considering additional deployments of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense […]
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