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Missile Defense

MDA Asks Industry For Long Endurance UAS For Missile Defense

Friday, June 16th, 2017

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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is interested in industry’s capability to provide a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft for missile defense laser uses by the 2023 timeframe, the agency said last Tuesday.According to a FedBizOpps Broad Agency Announcement and Request For Information (RFI), a HALE aircraft with a greater payload capability is needed to carry a high energy laser system at high altitudes to develop boost phase intercept (BPI). Boost phase is the early stage of a…

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