Weapons
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Missile DefenseBoeing Wins $6.56 Billion MDA Contract To Continue As GMD Prime Integrator
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $6.56 billion modification to a previous contract to extend its development and sustainment contract (DSC) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile […]
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Navy/USMCSM-3 IIA Missile Defense Test In Hawaii Reportedly Fails, Defense Tester Report Finds Lower Confidence
This story was updated with a Defense Department confirmation of the test failure. A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy test intercept of a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile(SM)-3 Block IIA […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Wins $459 Million Contract For More THAAD Interceptors
This article has been updated to reflect industry comments. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $459 million modification on Friday to produce additional Lot 10 Terminal […]
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InternationalState Department OK’s $6.5 Billion Sale Of 34 F-35s To Belgium
The State Department approved a possible $6.5 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Belgium for 34 Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) F-35A variants. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) told […]
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Missile DefensePAC-3 Missiles Successfully Intercept Tactical Ballistic Missile Targets
Five Lockheed Martin [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 interceptors successfully defeated four tactical ballistic missile targets in a test earlier this month. The Army led a flight test of four […]
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Missile DefenseNDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes
The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields. […]
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Navy/USMC
Administration Asks Congress for Billions More To Fund Extra Missile Defense, Ship Repairs, And Troops
The Trump administration sent Congress a set of Defense Department Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget amendments on Monday to increase funding for missile defense, repair damaged Navy ships, and increase […]
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Business/FinancialMDA Awards Raytheon $1.5 Billion To Support AN/TPY-2 and SBX Radars
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $1.5 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity follow-on contract to support the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) […]
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InternationalForeign Minister: South Korea Not Considering Additional THAADs
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Monday that the administration of President Moon Jae-in is not considering additional deployments of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense […]
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International
State Department Approves $15 Billion THAAD Sale To Saudi Arabia
The State Department approved a possible $15 billion sale of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation […]
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