missile defense
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PentagonBoeing to Boost Production Of Parts For Standard Missile-3 In Framework Deal With DoD, RTX
The Defense Department last Friday said it signed seven-year framework agreement that would have Boeing [BA] increase production rates of key parts for the RTX [RTX]-built Standard Missile-3 Block IB […]
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ArmyBoeing Unveils Its IFPC Inc. 2 Design, Expects August Downselect
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Boeing [BA] this week revealed its design for the Army’s competition for a second interceptor for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 in the run […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Northrop Grumman [NOC] this week unveiled a new short-range air defense system consisting of a precision-guided 50mm chain gun-based air defense system, dubbed Raid Hunter. The company […]
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Missile DefenseGolden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) competition cleared the first of four “gates” in the Space Force’s competitive prize competition, with all competitors moving forward, the head of the […]
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Missile DefenseArmy Needs Comprehensive Missile Defeat Strategy, Rafferty Says
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command on Tuesda said the Army needs a “comprehensive missile defeat strategy” that goes beyond just adding more […]
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Missile DefenseGuetlein: Without Reconciliation, ‘There Is No Golden Dome Because There Is No Funding’
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Golden Dome program on Tuesday warned that if Congress does not pass another reconciliation bill with funding for for the homeland missile defense […]
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Johns Hopkins APL Picked As SBI Technical Direction Agent
The Space Force has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to serve as the technical direction agent for the Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) program, the service announced Friday. In […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha Philly And TOTE Picked To Build MDA Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels
The Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Vessel Construction manager (VCM) TOTE Services were selected to build the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), set to play a role […]
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InternationalEuropean Companies To Jointly Develop New Missile Defense Interceptor
Airbus Defense and Space, the Netherlands’ Destinus, MBDA Deutschland, France’s Safran Electronics & Defense, and Thales on July 14 signed a letter of Intent (LOI) to establish a new consortium […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin Nabs $35 Billion THAAD Contract For Framework Agreement
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Wednesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $35.5 billion, seven-year undefinitized procurement contract for production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, the next […]
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