Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseReed Looks to Prevent Golden Dome ‘Slush Fund,’ Design of Detection/Comms Systems Crucial
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said on Tuesday that despite rumblings about the future U.S. Golden Dome missile shield being under construction, the program is still in its early stages and […]
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Missile DefenseRTX Nabs Another $2.1 Billion Mod For More SM-3 Maintenance
The Missile Defense Agency awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.13 billion contract modification Monday to continue providing maintenance on all Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block variants across all U.S. and partner countries. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks ‘Paradigm Shift’ With New Missile Defense Targets Program
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape the acquisition of its future target systems, which includes a “paradigm shift” […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMid-Band Spectrum Crucial For Golden Dome, Arrington Tells Hill
Achieving President Trump’s vision of a comprehensive homeland air and missile defense system of systems requires continued Defense Department access to the mid-band spectrum, Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer […]
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Missile DefenseMDA’s Next-Gen Interceptor And First Hypersonic Defense Systems Already Running Late From Early Downselects
The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late […]
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CongressSome Democratic Lawmakers Ask for DoD IG Review of Golden Dome
A group of 42 congressional Democrats–five senators and 37 representatives–are asking the Pentagon Inspector General’s (IG) office to investigate the planned Golden Dome missile defense project. A Jan. 27 executive […]
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SpaceSAIC Nabs Potential $55 Million SDA Award To Be Tranche 3 Integrator
Taking lessons learned from the development and acquisition of the initial Proliferate Space Warfighter Architecture (PWSA), the Space Development Agency (SDA) this week awarded Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] a […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Up, Sales Dip At L3Harris In First Quarter
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Thursday posted strong first quarter earnings on lower corporate, divestiture, and business transformation costs, and higher operating earnings despite a slight drop in sales. Net income […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Will Leverage NGAD Investment For F-35+ To Approach 6th Gen Aircraft At Half Cost
Despite losing out on a potential new franchise aircraft program, Lockheed Martin [LMT] will leverage its investments in the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform for upgrades of its […]
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Missile DefenseMission Analysis For Golden Dome Will Lay Foundation For Programs, Budget, Space Chief Says
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Even though a reference architecture and implementation plan for a future homeland missile defense protection shield were due in late March, the mission analysis phase is ongoing and […]