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Lockheed Martin completes new round of PAC-3 flight tests
Aug 10, 2021 (SPX)
"Flight tests like these demonstrate how we continue to evolve PAC-3 to ensure we remain ready for the 21st century battlefield while also showcasing our record...
Northrop Grumman completes CDR for Next-Gen OPIR missile warning mission payload
Aug 06, 2021 (SPX)
The successful CDR is a significant milestone for the Next-Gen OPIR program. With the flight design complete, the Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace team will ...
Chinese eyes Russia's S-500 for possible purchase for PLA
Aug 05, 2021 (Sputnik)
Despite the recent impressive gains made by China's domestic military industry in the production of advanced air defences, the country has nothing like the S-50...
MDA Test Intercepts Target
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
The objective of FTM-33 was to intercept a raid of two Short Range Ballistic Missile targets with four Standard Missile-6 Dual II missiles. Based on initial obs...
MDA Tech Bridges Gap Between Disparate Sensors, Fire Control Systems
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
The integration led to the successful engagement of a cruise missile target by an Army Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor while the system was simultaneo...
MDA Tech bridges gap between disparate sensors, fire control systems
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
The integration led to the successful engagement of a cruise missile target by an Army Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor while the system was simultaneo...
Israeli missiles shot down in Syria: state media
Jul 22, 2021 (AFP)
A military source told Syrian state news agency SANA that the attack had caused no casualties, inflicting only material damage. "At 01:13 am... the Israeli enem...
Nanosatellites could play pivotal role in defense against enemy missiles
Jul 13, 2021 (AFNS)
"These satellites will test key technologies that mitigate risk for systems, such as the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor," Walt Chai, MDA directo...
Weapons System installation begins at Aegis Ashore Poland
Jun 29, 2021 (SPX)
In March, the Aegis Weapon System completed primary ballistic missile defense integrated functional testing at its Redzikowo, Poland. Following in May, four fix...
Leaders Discuss Space-Based Sensors That Can Track Missiles
Jun 28, 2021 (AFNS)
1/ Global coverage to detect missile launches from anywhere. 2/ Tracking, to detect missiles as they maneuver. 3/ Engagement of weapons systems against incoming...
Pentagon announces missile defense review
Jun 11, 2021 (UPI)
Leonor Tomero, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that the review ...
USS Paul Ignatius fires Standard Missile-3 interceptors in test
Jun 01, 2021 (UPI)
The test was carried out as part of a cooperative engagement with the Royal Netherlands Navy, which used its advanced combat system suite to warn the maritime t...
MDA test does not intercept target
May 31, 2021 (AFNS)
The objective of the test was to demonstrate the capability of a ballistic missile defense (BMD)-configured Aegis ship to detect, track, engage and intercept a ...
First modernized SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite under Space Force control
May 18, 2021 (SPX)
As planned, SBIRS GEO-5-built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-is responding to the Delta's commands. Signal acquisition was confirmed approximately ~36 minutes a...
ULA postpones launch of missile detection satellite
May 17, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff of the Atlas V rocket had been planned at 1:35 p.m. EDT from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but the company posted on Twitter that it...
SBIRS GEO-5 encapsulated ahead of upcoming launch
May 13, 2021 (AFNS)
The satellite's encapsulation within the United Launch Alliance's payload fairing represents completion of the final major testing milestone before launch, as w...
GAO report: Missile Defense Agency missed 2020 delivery, testing goals
Apr 28, 2021 (UPI)
While the Government Accountability Office noted that MDA "made progress" toward on individual systems of the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the agency "did ...
Greece to lend Patriot battery to Saudi as Huthi attacks spike
Apr 20, 2021 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, the top crude exporter which leads a military coalition against the Huthis, relies heavily on US-made Patriots to intercept missiles and drones fi...
Missile Warning Satellite Delivered to Cape Canaveral
Mar 26, 2021 (SPX)
The satellite traveled across the country from the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Center satellite integration facility in Sunnyvale, California via a C-5M Super...
Lockheed, Northrop to compete for Next Generation Interceptor program
Mar 24, 2021 (UPI)
A Defense Department statement on Tuesday said contract awards were structured to carry "two designs into the technology development and risk reduction phase of...
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