Missile Defense
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Space
Congressional Appropriators Cut Epoch 1 Missile Warning/Missile Tracking to Account for Termination of RTX Contract
House and Senate appropriators are advising cutting the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Epoch 1 program for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)–also known as Missile Track […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Seeks Industry Information On SBX Radar Software Development
The Missile Defense Agency published a notice Wednesday seeking market research on industry interested in meeting follow-on requirements for the Sea-Based X-Band Radar software development and system engineering. SBX is […]
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Space
SDA Demonstrates Space-Based Link 16 Connection With Navy Aircraft; Sees Several Month Delay In Tranche 1 Launches
The Space Development Agency (SDA), as part of a demonstration of its fledgling capability to transmit messages from spacecraft using an encrypted tactical data link, recently showed that connectivity could […]
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International
State Department OKs Potential $224 Million Sale For Netherlands Patriot Launching Stations
The U.S. approved a potential $22 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the Netherlands for two Patriot M903 Launching Stations (LS), upgrades and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman Unveils Redesigned ICBM Target For MDA
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday revealed it is redesigning the targets it makes for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) that mimic Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) by changing out the first […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Seeks Industry Info On Future AN/TPY-2 Missile Defense Radar Production
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is conducting market research on who can help produce the Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) radar alongside future upgrades, according to […]
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Navy/USMC
U.S. And Allies Finish Another Pacific Missile Defense Exercise
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency completed the international Pacific Dragon 2024 (PD24) missile defense exercise with allies in early August. The biennial PD exercise is hosted by the […]
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Army
Army Planning New Air And Missile Defense Strategy Geared For 2040
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The three-star general that leads the Army’s Air and Missile Defense (AMD) command said the service is looking into a set of new weapons and capabilities to […]
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Army
RCCTO Director Outlines Army’s Plan For Hypervelocity Projectiles
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army official last week laid out the service’s interest in and plan for a new hypersonic projectile (HVP) that has been a program under the DoD […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Still Trying To Quicken Hypersonic Defense, SM-6 Increment Three To Increase Hypersonic Targeting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week said the agency is still looking for ways to speed up development and deployment of the hypersonic […]