Missile Defense
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ArmyLockheed Hopes New THAAD Variant Will Get Go-Ahead Soon
Lockheed Martin [LMT], which has been exploring a potential extended-range version of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system for years, is optimistic that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency […]
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InternationalMBDA, Lockheed Submit Air Defense Proposal To Germany
An MBDA–Lockheed Martin [LMT] team said Sept. 29 that it has submitted a proposal to the German government in hopes of paving the way for a contract to develop the TVLS air […]
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Missile DefenseNew Missile Defense Agency Director Confirmed
The Senate has approved Air Force Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves to be the next director of the Missile Defense Agency. The Senate confirmed him by voice vote Sept. 15, nine […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Unveils New Air Surveillance Radar
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Lockheed Martin [LMT] has developed a new ground-based radar to perform air surveillance. Unveiled at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium that took place here Aug. 16-18, […]
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ArmyMissile Defense Agency To Seek Ideas For Airborne Laser Prototype
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to issue a broad agency announcement (BAA) “shortly” to solicit white papers on a new airborne laser prototype, according to […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Chief Not Expecting Big Budget Boost
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) probably will have to live within its current financial means despite calls in some quarters for the agency to get more money, […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Agency To Test New Sea-Based Defenses
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct two key intercept tests of sea-based defenses later this year, the agency’s director said Aug. 17. In October, the […]
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Missile DefensePredator UAVs Detect, Track Ballistic Missile In Test
Two Predator B unmanned planes built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) detected and tracked a ballistic missile target during a test in the Pacific in late June, GA-ASI […]
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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 […]