missile defense
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Missile DefenseMDA Pushed Back LRDR Initial Fielding Again
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to begin initial fielding of a new Alaska-based missile defense radar in December 2021, a delay of three more months over previous delays due […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Seeks Information For New C2BMC Planner
The Missile Defense Agency is conducting market research to improve and modernize the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Planner, which allows users to use missile defense system […]
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Missile DefenseLockheed Martin And GKN Extend PAC MSE Work
Britain’s GKN Aerospace on Monday said it signed a follow-on contract with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to continue providing launch tubes for a Patriot missile model and added a development contract. […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Nabs Another $1.1 Billion PAC-3 Seeker Contract
Boeing [BA] won a $1.1 billion contract to produce another 1,500 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile seekers by the program’s prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], Boeing announced Monday. Boeing said […]
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Missile DefenseSASC Bill Would Approve NGI Development With Accountability Features
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense authorization bill would allow the Missile Defense Agency to continue developing and deploy the planned Next Generation Interceptor […]
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MDA Tests New Three-Stage Booster For Missile Defense System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Sunday conducted the first flight test of a new three-stage booster for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System’s Ground Based Interceptor (GBI), demonstrating variable […]
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Missile DefenseNorthrop Grumman Awarded MDA Boost Vehicle Contract
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $422 million maximum ceiling value contract for six more Boost Vehicles and related components for the Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs). This […]
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ArmyArmy IBCS Set For Operational Tests Next Month
The Army is planning to start initial operational test and evaluation for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) in September, a service official […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Conducts SM-6 Missile Raid Intercept Test
The Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) over the weekend fired four Standard Missile (SM)-6 Dual II missiles against a raid of two short-range ballistic missile targets, successfully intercepting at […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Deploys Nanosats To Test Technology For HBTSS
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) deployed two small nanosatellites into orbit on June 30 as part of an experiment to test networked communications and help reduce technological risk in the […]
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