Missile Defense News

August 21, 2018

U.S. considers deploying defense system amid concern over Iranian threat

Kentwood Post: BERLIN – The US military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defense system to Germany

August 21, 2018

General Atomics to Develop New MQ-9 UAV Sensor Under $134M MDA Contract

GovConWire: General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a $133.9M Missile Defense Agency contract to develop, integrate and test a new sensor

August 20, 2018

Lockheed Draws $2.9B USAF Contract for Missile Defense

American Machinist: Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth over $2.9 billion to

August 20, 2018

Japan’s Defense Ministry to request record ¥5.3 trillion budget for fiscal 2019

Japan Times: The Defense Ministry is considering making a record request of over ¥5.3 trillion for the fiscal 2019 budget,

August 17, 2018

US targets a megawatt laser by 2023 and then deployment in drones and satellites for hypersonic and ICBM defense

Next Big Future: The US Congress wants the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to rapidly develop and demonstrate a boost-phase ICBM

August 17, 2018

USASMDC/ARSTRAT is the model Army multicomponent force

DVIDS: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Ever since humans took to the skies in hot air balloons, aerial attack has been

August 17, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Presents New $8.1 Billion Missile Defense Plan

CTech: The Israeli cabinet on Wednesday reviewed a new armaments scheme for Israel that will see the country allocate additional

August 17, 2018

Sprint toward new missile-warning satellites begins with first contract award to Lockheed

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is racing to kick-start its new accelerated program to buy next-generation missile

August 16, 2018

Endgame begins for German anti-missile program

Defense News: COLOGNE, Germany — German Defence Ministry officials have released a long-awaited second and final request for proposals to

August 16, 2018

US Army’s future missile defense battle manager put to test in multidomain ops

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s future missile defense battle manager was put to the test across long distances