Missile Defense News

January 6, 2021

MDA Confirms New Schedule For RGPWS Solicitation

Aviation Week Network:   A draft solicitation for a new hypersonic missile interceptor will be released on Jan. 28 and

January 6, 2021

Lockheed Martin to build next-generation infrared surveillance sensors for space-based missile-defense

Military & Aerospace Electronics:   Surveillance satellite designers at Lockheed Martin Corp. will build three new next-generation infrared spacecraft to

January 6, 2021

Lockheed Martin awarded USD731 Mn contract for foreign users of Aegis system

Navy Recognition:   On January 5, the U.S. Departement of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown,

January 5, 2021

Israel Delivers Second Iron Dome To U.S. Army

Aviation Week Network:   Israel’s Ministry of Defense has delivered the second Iron Dome system to the U.S. Army to

January 5, 2021

IAI successfully tests the MRSAM air and missile defense system in India

The Jerusalem Post:   Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully tested its Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) air- and missile-defense system

January 5, 2021

Lockheed Martin gets $4.9 billion contract to build three missile-warning satellites for U.S. Space Force

SpaceNews:   Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.9 billion contract for the production of three geosynchronous Next-Generation Overhead Persistent

January 5, 2021

Defense Department Awards Contract to SpaceX for 2 Vandenberg AFB Launches

Noozhawk.com:   The Department of Defense awarded Space Exploration Technologies a pair of missions that will involve two rocket launches

January 5, 2021

SpaceX, L3Harris pursue hypersonic missile defense system

United Press International:   SpaceX has won a $150 million contract to launch the U.S. Department of Defense’s first batch

January 5, 2021

New in 2021: The Army’s Project Convergence scales up

Army Times:   An ambitious project that could be the fulcrum for how the Army and other services leverage the

January 5, 2021

Update: Raytheon readies for initial flight test of baseline AMRAAM-ER design

Janes.com:   Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) is expected to conduct the first flight test of its baseline surface-launched variant