Missile Defense
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Air ForceStudy: U.S. Military Needs More Cheap Missile Interceptors To Win Salvo Equation Against Peer Adversary
The U.S. military can count on facing guided missiles in its next high-end conflict, but it is not prepared to defend against massed, relatively inexpensive precision weapons. A new study […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Deputy Chief: Air Force Welcomes Protected Fund For Bomber, Nuclear Missile Modernization
Both the ground and air legs of the U.S. nuclear triad are in need of replacement and the Air Force would welcome a dedicated fund to pay for their modernization, […]
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CyberMDA Director See Cyber Threat On Par With Missile Threats
The cyber threat the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) faces is at the same level as ICBM threats from Iran and North Korea, the director of the agency said in a […]
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BudgetMDA Seeks $23 Million in FY ’17 to Develop Airborne Laser That Can Defeat Missiles
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to test an airborne laser in 2021 to determine the feasibility of destroying enemy missiles in the boost phase of flight, the agency’s head […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Director Defends Redesigned Kill Vehicle Design Strategy
The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said he was confident the agency could keep the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program on track after the top Democrat of the […]
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Missile DefenseCarter: THAAD in South Korea is ‘Going to Happen’
The deployment of a key missile defense system to South Korea is “going to happen,” even if the Chinese government objects to it, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday. The […]
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ArmyArmy, Raytheon Demonstrate Patriot Air Defense System Ability To Fire Multiple Missile Types
The Army and Raytheon [RTN] recently demonstrated the ability of an upgraded Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) system to detect incoming threat missiles and launch multiple interceptors to […]
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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 […]