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MDA Pauses Hypersonic Defense Design To Split Focus

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020

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MDA Pauses Hypersonic Defense Design To Split Focus

A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility during a Defense Department flight experiment, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) paused its hypersonic missile defense prototype effort until later this year to split its focus into near-term options and a longer term more “elegant” solution, according to agency director Vice Adm. Jon Hill. In January, MDA issued a Draft Request for Prototype Proposals to start discussions with industry on requirements for a Hypersonic Defense Regional Glide Phase Weapon System. Industry days occurred in February and white papers were due in March outlining plans for potential…

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