Missile Defense
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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 […]
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ArmyArmy’s Open Architecture Missile Defense Brain To Begin Production In 2016
The Army’s new missile defense brain is set to enter initial production in 2016, establishing a critical baseline command-and-control architecture that can tie together various air defense systems into a […]
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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 Defense
Lockheed 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 […]