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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,

June 23, 2023

Aerojet Test Fires MDA’s Next Motor for Ballistic Missile Targets

The Defense Post: Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a live-fire test of the eSR-19 advanced large solid rocket motor at Edwards AFB, California.

March 30, 2023

Electronic warfare is ‘new frontier’ for US Missile Defense Agency

C4ISR: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is contending with what its director dubbed a “new frontier” of invisible threats to

March 13, 2023

Missile Defense Agency prioritizes Guam in budget proposal

Defense News: The Missile Defense Agency’s $10.9 billion fiscal 2024 budget prioritizes regional and homeland missile defense with a major

January 19, 2023

US Missile Defense Agency to Modernize Radar Simulation System

The Defense Post: Computer storage solutions provider One Stop Systems (OSS) has received a $3 million contract to modernize the