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May 27, 2025

Missile Defense Agency reveals details of new $151 billion SHIELD contract

Defense Industry Europe The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has released new information about a potential 10-year contract aimed at

May 21, 2025

Report to Congress Hypersonic Missile Defense

U.S. Naval Institute News From the report The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) are currently developing

May 19, 2025

Missile Defense Agency takes delivery of first THAAD radar to track hypersonics

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — Raytheon has delivered the first upgraded radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) capable of tracking

April 2, 2025

US Army aiming for next hypersonic missile test in December

Defense News The U.S. Army has scheduled a test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, for December, the service’s

September 24, 2024

Former destroyer captain pitches faster, cheaper solution for defending Guam

Stars and Stripes The Pentagon should rethink its plans for missile defense on Guam and consider less expensive technology with

August 13, 2024

MDA task force to examine new threats, like hybrid air-missile tactics: Chief

Breaking Defense The Missile Defense Agency’s new Transformation Task Force is not just a top-down effort to reconsider how the

July 1, 2024

Next-gen homeland defense interceptor plans are risky, watchdog says

Defense News The Government Accountability Office said the Missile Defense Agency’s development plan for its next-generation interceptor for homeland defense

June 25, 2024

Missile Defense Agency extends public comment period for Guam

The Guam Daily Post After receiving requests to extend the public comment period for proposed missile defense flight testing and

June 18, 2024

Missile Defense Agency has new hope for airborne lasers

Breaking Defense Airborne lasers are back in the sights of the Missile Defense Agency — a decade after the first attempt to

June 17, 2024

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

Satnews The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according