Missile Defense News

August 10, 2018

Pentagon lays groundwork for Space Force to blast off in 2020

Defense News: WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence on Aug. 9 unveiled the Pentagon’s plan to set the stage for

August 9, 2018

Army takes serious steps toward interim cruise missile protection capability

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The Army is heading toward acquiring an interim cruise missile protection capability as part of an

August 9, 2018

The Space and Missile Defense Symposium answering future questions

WHNT 19: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Space and Missile Defense Symposium is all about the future.  That’s a fair statement,

August 9, 2018

MDA ‘not averse’ to space-based interceptors, its director says

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Missile Defense Agency is ‘not averse’ to developing and fielding space-based missile defense interceptors,

August 9, 2018

Missile defense info sharing with allies still a challenge as need to operate together grows

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The U.S. is seeing the need more and more to become increasingly interoperable with allies

August 8, 2018

Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defense

UPI: Aug. 8 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin has received a $15.8 million contract for materials and development support for the

August 8, 2018

Lockheed-Dynetics team and Raytheon locked in battle to build 100-kilowatt laser for US Army

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Raytheon and a Lockheed Martin-Dynetics team are now locked in a head-to-head battle to build

August 8, 2018

Hyten: To address Russian and Chinese missile threats, it’s all about the sensors

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — To address the Russian and Chinese threats to the United States, as laid out in

August 8, 2018

Not just for the Navy: Army uses RIMPAC to give this new task force its first real-world tryout

Army Times: After years of developing a new way to link all the services in a fight across domains, the Army

August 8, 2018

Japan Confirms Development of Electromagnetic Railgun

Janes.com The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) released video footage on 31 July showing a