Missile Defense
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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 […]
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Missile DefenseBAE Systems Increases USAF Missile Defense Radar Contract to $550 million
BAE Systems netted a $46 million contract for continued maintenance and support of the Air Force’s solid state phased radar system (SSPARS). The contract modification extends work on an existing […]
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Air ForceAir Force Years Away From Flying Laser Weapons
The United States. military has long wanted to mount directed energy weapons like lasers on aircraft to perform various missions currently done with old fashioned guns and missiles, but it […]
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Air ForceKendall: Energy Weapons Ideal, But Not Ready For Tactical Air Defense
Directed energy weapons would be ideal for countering many of the anti-access, area-denial threats that peer nations pose to the United States in wartime, but technology has not progressed to […]
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InternationalMissile Manufacturers Will Fight For European Air Defense Contracts
Raytheon [RTN] officials have vowed to continue supporting Germany’s Patriot missile batteries, despite learning earlier this week the company lost a bid to provide Germany with its next-generation tactical air […]