missile defense

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) expects the first flight test using a pair of prototype space-based hypersonic sensors to occur within a week while also starting to look at a […]

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Thursday said the agency is looking at what additional current systems could be used or modified to defend against hypersonic threats […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said it worked with the Defense Department to test fire a Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor that destroyed a target using […]

The U.S. The Defense Department and Japan Ministry of Defense finalized an agreement to jointly develop and build a new hypersonic missile defense interceptor, with Japan to focus on propulsion […]

The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week told lawmakers it would be “very hard” to reach the congressionally-mandated initial operating capacity (IOC) for the Glide Phase Interceptor […]

The Secretary of the Navy this week admitted the service will need more RTX [RTX] Standard Missile (SM)-3s for regional air and missile defense missions in the wake of recent […]

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit awarded a contract to Spain’s Sener to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section on its Patriot GEM-T missiles, the company said Monday. RTX specifically […]

The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $344 million contract in March to develop two new Standard Missile (SM) variants that focus on a new common guidance section for U.S. and […]

The Secretary of the Navy this week told a congressional panel that the service has used nearly $1 billion in critical munitions in Middle East operations in the past year […]

The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and  Engineering said the schedule for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) interceptor aimed at hypersonic missile threats is slipping due to lower funding […]