Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense National Team Studies Global Network Linking MDA And Army Systems
The Missile Defense National Team is conducting a feasibility study on a broader missile defense system, connecting the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) integrated command and control system (C2BMC) with the […]
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ArmyRaytheon Packs Up A JLENS System As Deployable Strategic Asset
Raytheon [RTN] on Tuesday said it has completed preparing an aerostat-based radar system, known as the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), for use as […]
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Homeland SecurityMissile Defense Agency Deems ‘Important Step’ In Successful Intercept Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for […]
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ArmyDoD Should Postpone IAMD Initial Production Decision Until Testing Completes, IG Audit Says
A Defense Department Inspector General’s (DoD IG) audit report finds that the Army could be spending more than $400 million on its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Program (IAMD) that […]
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Missile DefenseMDA, Northrop Grumman Complete Missile Defense Wargames At Forum
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman [NOC] June 9 said they have successfully completed multiple sessions of a missile defense wargame for the second annual Ronald Reagan Missile […]
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ArmyProtecting Ballistic Missile Technology Starts With Cyber, Army General Says
Ensuring effective cyber defenses are in place to help contain the proliferation of technologies that could contribute to enemy capabilities is one way to prevent the danger at a time […]
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InternationalVice Chief Says Missile Defense In Asia-Pacific Could Expand
The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld, said Wednesday persistent North Korean provocations could lead to an expansion of missile defenses in the Asia-Pacific region […]
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InternationalAegis Ashore Launches Standard Missile For the First Time
The land version of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile System planned for installation in Europe has completed its first test firing of a Standard Missile interceptor against a simulated target, […]
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InternationalFirst Block 1B Version of SM-3 Deployed, Raytheon Says
The Navy and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency have for the first time deployed on a ship the block 1B version of the Standard Missile-3 for missile defense, prime contractor […]
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Homeland SecurityMDA Cost Estimates ‘Unreliable:’ GAO Report
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is making improvements, but for the fourth year in a row the agency’s cost estimates are unreliable, the Government Accountability Office says in a new […]
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