Missile Defense
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InternationalSouth Korea Requests $65 Million In SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles And Containers
The State Department approved a possible $65 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to South Korea for SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles, containers and support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Agency Holds Public Meetings On Potential Third GMD Site
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed a series of four public meetings designed to receive feedback on a potential Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) site in the eastern United States. […]
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CongressEx-Congressman Urges More Defenses For U.S. Satellites
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2011 to 2015, said June 30 that the United States needs to better protect […]
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ArmyMissile Defense Officials Want To Re-Inflate Broke Surveillance Blimp
Current and former missile-defense officials are lamenting the presumed demise of the Army’s high-flying surveillance blimp. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor, shoehorned into the acronym […]
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Missile DefenseNATO Chief Calls For Member Nations To Up Military Spending In Face Of Sabre-Rattling Russia
BRUSSELS – In response to what is generally seen as a Russia re-energized with Cold War-style expansionism, NATO is flexing its collective muscles including the deployment of Italian surface-to-air missiles […]
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Air ForceStudy: U.S. Military Needs More Cheap Missile Interceptors To Win Salvo Equation Against Peer Adversary
The U.S. military can count on facing guided missiles in its next high-end conflict, but it is not prepared to defend against massed, relatively inexpensive precision weapons. A new study […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Deputy Chief: Air Force Welcomes Protected Fund For Bomber, Nuclear Missile Modernization
Both the ground and air legs of the U.S. nuclear triad are in need of replacement and the Air Force would welcome a dedicated fund to pay for their modernization, […]
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CyberMDA Director See Cyber Threat On Par With Missile Threats
The cyber threat the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) faces is at the same level as ICBM threats from Iran and North Korea, the director of the agency said in a […]
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BudgetMDA Seeks $23 Million in FY ’17 to Develop Airborne Laser That Can Defeat Missiles
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to test an airborne laser in 2021 to determine the feasibility of destroying enemy missiles in the boost phase of flight, the agency’s head […]
