Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)

Americas C4ISR 

Missile Defense Agency Awards Lockheed Martin Contract to Construct Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii

December 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), Early warning radar, Hawaii, Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H), Lockheed Martin, Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $585 million contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to design, develop and deliver

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Aegis Combat System Demonstrates Success During On-Land Test Against Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

December 12, 2018December 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aegis Ashore, Aegis Combat System, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), IRBM, Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System, Baseline 9.B2.0 (BMD 5.1), further advanced engage on remote technologies following a successful

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Missile Defense Agency Completes Third Intercept of Ballistic Missile Target by SM-3 Block IIA Missile Interceptor

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis Ashore, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Ballistic Missile Target, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy completed the third successful intercept of a ballistic missile target

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Russia Conducts Test Launch of Its New Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptor

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments A-135 anti-ballistic missile system, Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Sary Shagan ABM Test Range

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) air and missile defense combat crew successfully conducted a test launch of an upgraded interceptor

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

Saudi Arabia Signs LOA with U.S. for THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense System

November 29, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADF), Saudi Arabia, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), USA

Saudi Arabia has signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) with the United States for the procurement of Terminal

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 21 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B/2A Interceptor Missiles to Japan

November 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B Missiles

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Americas Weapons 

DARPA Issues Presolicitation Notice for Glide Breaker Program to Develop Hypersonic Vehicle Interceptor

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), DARPA Glide Breaker, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Hypersonic flight, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic missile, USA

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a presolicitation notice for the Glide Breaker program which seeks

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $25.5M Contract Extension for MDA Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) Missile Interceptor Concept

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AFRL LANCE laser weapon, ATHENA Laser Weapon, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser gun, Lockheed Martin, Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a nine month, $25.5 million contract extension to continue development of its

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

Aegis Combat System Demonstrates Success During At-Sea Test Against Medium Range Ballistic Missile

October 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aegis BMD System (ABMD), Aegis Combat System, Aegis Weapon System (AWS), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), Lockheed Martin, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), MRBM, USA

The latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System, Baseline 9.C2 (BMD5.1) successfully supported an MDA-led at-sea Ballistic Missile Defense System

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Air/ Missile Defense Americas 

U.S. Navy, MDA Completes Second Intercept of Ballistic Missile Target by SM-3 Block IIA Interceptor Missile

October 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), MRBM, Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John Finn (DDG-113)

The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed the second successful intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target

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