Missile Defense
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ArmyArmy Losing Air Defense Cost Calculus Against Pervasive Cruise Missile Threats
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army is on the losing side of a cost equation where it must deploy high-end, expensive interceptors to destroy relatively inexpensive but effective missile threats. Lt. […]
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InternationalPACOM Chief: China Meddling In THAAD Deployment To Korea ‘Preposterous’
The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said the potential deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery to South Korea is none of China’s business […]
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Army
Top U.S. Commander In Korea Backs Deployment Of THAAD Missile Shield
The commander of U.S. forces in Korea favors establishing a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile shield in South Korea as a response to taunts from North Korea that […]
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ArmyArmy’s Open Architecture Missile Defense Brain To Begin Production In 2016
The Army’s new missile defense brain is set to enter initial production in 2016, establishing a critical baseline command-and-control architecture that can tie together various air defense systems into a […]
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Homeland SecurityMDA in January to Conduct Non-Intercept Test of Ground-based Midcourse Defense System
Later this month, the Missile Defense Agency will conduct a non-intercept test of its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system meant to prove out fixes to issues that caused a failed […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Receives $528 Million for THAAD Interceptors
The Missile Defense Agency in December awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $528 million contract for the production of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, the company […]
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Homeland SecurityRaytheon Picks Up $543 Million Missile Contract
A day after a successful Standard Missile-3 Block IIA flight test, the Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] $543 million contract for up to 17 missiles for operational testing and initial […]
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Missile DefenseArmy’s PAC-3 Takes Out Incoming Missile In Second Successful Test
The Army on Nov. 19 successfully demonstrated the ability of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] PAC-3 missile to intercept an incoming missile, the second successful test in a week of the […]
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Homeland SecurityLockheed Martin Nabs $784M Long Range Discrimination Radar Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday won a $784 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to develop and produce a Long Range Discrimination Radar, a ground-based system designed to differentiate […]
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InternationalSensor, Command and Control Integration Seen as Key for Gulf Missile Shield
If the United States wants to create a missile defense system with Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the Middle East, policy changes will be necessary to enable the integration of […]