Missile Defense
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International
Raytheon Offers 360-Degree Radar To Poland, Germany In Patriot System Upgrade
Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot Air and Missile Defense-System offering for Poland and Germany’s missile defense programs includes solid-state advanced radar providing 360-degree coverage as a co-development opportunity. Poland recently chose Raytheon’s […]
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Army
Raytheon Demonstrates AESA GaN Technologies For U.S. Patriot Radar
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it demonstrated the successful prototyping of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) technologies into the U.S. Patriot Air and Missile Defense System radar. […]
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Missile Defense
Missile Defense National Team Studies Global Network Linking MDA And Army Systems
The Missile Defense National Team is conducting a feasibility study on a broader missile defense system, connecting the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) integrated command and control system (C2BMC) with the […]
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Army
Raytheon Packs Up A JLENS System As Deployable Strategic Asset
Raytheon [RTN] on Tuesday said it has completed preparing an aerostat-based radar system, known as the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), for use as […]
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Homeland Security
Missile Defense Agency Deems ‘Important Step’ In Successful Intercept Flight Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for […]
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Army
DoD Should Postpone IAMD Initial Production Decision Until Testing Completes, IG Audit Says
A Defense Department Inspector General’s (DoD IG) audit report finds that the Army could be spending more than $400 million on its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Program (IAMD) that […]
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Missile Defense
MDA, Northrop Grumman Complete Missile Defense Wargames At Forum
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman [NOC] June 9 said they have successfully completed multiple sessions of a missile defense wargame for the second annual Ronald Reagan Missile […]
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Army
Protecting Ballistic Missile Technology Starts With Cyber, Army General Says
Ensuring effective cyber defenses are in place to help contain the proliferation of technologies that could contribute to enemy capabilities is one way to prevent the danger at a time […]
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International
Vice Chief Says Missile Defense In Asia-Pacific Could Expand
The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld, said Wednesday persistent North Korean provocations could lead to an expansion of missile defenses in the Asia-Pacific region […]
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International
Aegis Ashore Launches Standard Missile For the First Time
The land version of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile System planned for installation in Europe has completed its first test firing of a Standard Missile interceptor against a simulated target, […]