Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseHypersonic Glide Vehicles Challenge U.S. Defenses, STRATCOM Chief Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV) under development by potential adversaries will require the United States to devise new ways to detect and defend against such advanced threats, the head of […]
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Missile DefenseGMD Missile Defense System Needs More Oversight, Group Says
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a longtime critic of U.S. missile defense programs, recommends in a new report that the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system […]
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ArmyLockheed To Test Small Interceptor Against RAM Targets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] plans to fire its Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor at airborne targets in the coming months in hopes of persuading the U.S. Army to buy the lightweight weapon […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Faces Growing Budget Squeeze, Report Says
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is plagued by shrinking budgets and growing responsibilities that are increasingly hurting its ability to conduct the research and development needed to modernize the […]
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Missile DefenseEx-Military Leaders Oppose Downgrading Missile Defense Job
Eleven former U.S. military leaders are urging lawmakers to nix a provision in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would repeal a requirement that […]
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CongressU.S. Senators Urge $601 Million for Israeli Missile Defense
Thirty-seven U.S. senators have signed a letter urging leaders of a House-Senate conference committee to provide more than $600 million for Israeli missile defense programs in the fiscal year 2017 […]
