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Missile DefenseMDA And Army Complete Interception Flight Test With THAAD-Patriot Integration
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Army, and Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully conducted an interception flight test on Tuesday using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system integrated […]
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Missile DefenseVanHerck ‘Comfortable’ With Current Missile Defense Capability Vs. North Korea After Test
The commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) on Thursday said he believes current U.S. missile defense systems can still defend against North Korean nuclear missiles amid a new test launch, […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Sale Of Ballistic Missile Defense Radar, C2BMC to U.K.
The State Department approved a potential $700 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of a Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) systems to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA To Extend Boeing GMD Contract Through Late 2024
The Missile Defense Agency is getting ready to extend Boeing’s [BA] development and sustainment contract (DSC) for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system another year due to delays in the […]
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InternationalIsrael Completes Live-Fire Tests Of Iron Dome Naval Variant
Israel said this week it successfully completed the first set of live-fire tests for a new naval variant of the Iron Dome defense system, C-Dome. In the tests, the C-Dome […]
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CyberMDA Plans Cyber Support Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to issue a solicitation to procure cybersecurity compliance and risk management services to support MDA and the Office of Chief Information Officer, according to […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Developing New SM-3 Acquisition Strategy For FY ‘23
A new Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Request For Information (RFI) says the agency is looking to develop a new acquisition strategy for the Standard Missile (SM)-3, with contracting set to […]
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Missile DefenseOfficials Outline Key Technologies In Hypersonic Defense Work
Two Defense Department officials on Monday outlined how the key technologies in hypersonic missile defense differ from traditional ballistic missile defense and how offensive developments can aid defensive work. Hypersonic […]
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Budget Issues Limits MDA Development In Hypersonic Defense
This week the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the program to intercept hypersonic weapons is being throttled due to funding issues. Last November, MDA selected Raytheon Technologies […]
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Missile DefenseNGI Designs Pass Initial Review Early
The two teams competing to develop and produce the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) passed the Systems Requirements Review (SRR) phase ahead of schedule. Last March, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) […]
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