hypersonic missile defense

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is starting market research via a Request for Information (RFI) to help shape the acquisition of its future target systems, which includes a “paradigm shift” […]

The director of the Missie Defense Agency (MDA) last week confirmed both the next homeland ballistic missile defense interceptor and first dedicated hypersonic missile defense interceptor are both running late […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced a new Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) vehicle to let the DoD quickly pursue non-traditional acquisitions under one announcement, as it looks to address the […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy tested using the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis Combat System against a maneuvering hypersonic target on March 24, the government said Tuesday. In the […]

A decision in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this month noted RTX’s [RTX] bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) counter-hypersonic program used a blast-fragmentation method, but partner Japan […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] confirmed tests of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) hypersonic test bed have used its Erinyes vehicle. On Jan. 13 MDA conducted its second flight […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the second flight experiment of its Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB) on Jan.13, the agency said Tuesday. The HTB is a glide vehicle designed to […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] $541 million in five, single year firm-fixed-price contract options as part of it winning the competition to develop and […]

The Missile Defense Agency on Wednesday selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] over RTX [RTX] to continue developing the counter-hypersonic missile defense program, the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). MDA said this means […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week said the agency is still looking for ways to speed up development and deployment of the hypersonic […]