missile defense
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Navy/USMC
Navy Finishes Pacific Dragon Exercise, Included SM-3 Intercept Test
The U.S. Navy completed the biennial Pacific Dragon 2022 exercise off the coast of Hawaii this week, which included a Standard Missile (SM-3) intercept test. This multinational air and missile […]
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Missile Defense
MDA: NGI Can Only Move So Fast, PDRs In Second Half of 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently noted that while the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition is proceeding well, the agency is limited in how […]
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Hill: ‘High Confidence’ Long-Delayed Poland Aegis Ashore Operational By 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The head of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week said the agency is now confident the Poland Aegis Ashore site will be operational by next year. […]
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Army
Army Official Asks Industry For Help In Inflation, Supply Chain Problems
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army official this week asked industry to work with the government to help mitigate inflation and supply chain issues impacting military procurement. “We are in probably […]
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Missile Defense
NORTHCOM: LRDR Months Away From Plugging In
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) plans for the Long Range Discrimination Radar to be operational and connected to the larger missile defense operational architecture within months, Brig. Gen. […]
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Missile Defense
Lockheed Martin Tests NGI Comms Technology
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Aug. 8 it recently validated a prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). The company said it demonstrated the […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman Says It Is Ahead Of Schedule On NGI Work
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Northrop Grumman [NOC] official argued its team is well suited to develop and build the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse […]
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Missile Defense
Northrop Grumman Wins $3.3 Billion Contract To Manage New GMD Systems
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $3.3 billion contract to design and manage new programs under the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile defense system. Under this […]
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Navy/USMC
White House Opposes NDAA Provisions For Minimum Amphibious Vessels, Third Destroyer
The White House on July 12 released a Statement of Administration Policy that opposes several Navy and missile defense changes made by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) from the […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Plans Sole-Source Contract To Lockheed Martin For Aegis Guam Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans for the initial delivery of the air and missile defense system it is developing for Guam to be delivered by Lockheed Martin [LMT] in […]
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