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October 31, 2023

Space Force to begin procurement of missile-tracking satellites for medium Earth orbit constellation

SpaceNews The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to procure 27 missile-defense satellites for a medium Earth orbit

October 27, 2023

US Navy and MDA Successfully Intercept Multiple Targets In Integrated Air and Missile Defense Test

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) successfully intercepted multiple targets in an Integrated Air and

October 17, 2023

Lockheed Martin advances Next-Gen Interceptor design work

Breaking Defense Lockheed Martin today announced that its effort to prototype a Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency has passed its

October 2, 2023

Missile Defense Agency Provides New Details On Defense Of Guam

Naval News The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently confirmed to Naval News several new details that shed more light on the agency’s

August 23, 2023

As US-Japan ramp up joint plan, MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development steps forward

Breaking Defense: Following President Joe Biden’s first trilateral summit last week with the leaders of Japan and South Korea, the Defense Department

August 21, 2023

SMD Debrief: The top priorities in missile defense

Defense News: Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson speaks with Laura DeSimone, executive director, Missile Defense Agency, about the

August 18, 2023

Laser weapons ‘finally’ seeing ‘real progress,’ Missile Defense Agency official says

Breaking Defense: With directed-energy research now coming to fruition, the Missile Defense Agency is putting “increased emphasis” on development of directed-energy weapons for shooting

August 11, 2023

MDA Plans HBTSS Launch By End Of Year

Aviation Week: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to launch the two prototype satellites for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking

August 8, 2023

What challenges will the next Missile Defense Agency director face?

Defense News: Maj. Gen. Heath Collins spent the last year managing some of the United States’ largest homeland and regional defense programs.

August 2, 2023

Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership Defense Agency and DoD Field Activity Directors

Missile Defense Agency: The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure the continuity of leadership for the Office of Director,