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Missile DefenseMDA Unveils New Acquisition Vehicle Targeted At New Golden Dome Tech And Sources
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 […]
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Missile DefenseMDA To Hold Golden Dome Missile Defense Summit In April
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in late March announced a new missile defense summit focused on next-generation missile defense for the Trump White House Golden Dome initiative. According to a […]
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Missile DefenseMDA And Navy Test Aegis Against Hypersonic Target
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 […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Should Not Lead Golden Dome, Griffin And Porter Say
Two former Defense Department officials from the first Trump administration last week argued a new person and organization should be put in charge of the White House’s new Golden Dome […]
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Missile DefenseBoost-Phase Missile Defense From Space Almost Impossible, Former Trump Officials Say
Two former Trump administration weapons technology development officials recently shot down the idea that boost-based missile defense from interceptors based in space is even physically and technically possible. During a […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Looks To Add Competition To SM-3 IIAs in RFI
MDA is looking at possibly adding competition to production and delivery of its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile interceptor, according to a new Request For Information (RFI). A March 10 […]
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Missile DefenseRTX’s Losing Counter-Hypersonic Bid Used Blast Fragmentation But Partner Japan Wanted Hit-To Kill, Protest Proceeds
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 […]
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Missile DefenseKratos Confirms Hypersonic Test Bed Uses Erinyes Vehicle
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 […]
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Navy/USMCSDA Looks To Industry Studies For Trump’s Iron Dome For America
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Feb. 11 issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking summaries of upcoming 60-day studies on architectures and capabilities for the Iron Dome For America […]
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Missile DefenseArmy And RTX Tests LTAMDS and PAC-2 Again With GEM-T Variant
The Army and RTX’s Raytheon [RTX] said its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) recently completed another successful live-fire test with the Patriot missile defense system with another […]