What it was like on the ground during Iran’s attack on Israel

What it was like on the ground during Iran’s attack on Israel
What it was like on the ground during Iran’s attack on Israel

Breaking Defense’s Seth Frantzman gives a sense of what it was like to watch Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel.

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

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

“Missions are ramming into each other, overlapping each other. The integration challenge is large,” Lt. Gen. Heath Collins said. “[S]ilos exist between services, between entities within the services, between MDA.” 

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Missile Defense Agency has new hope for airborne lasers

Missile Defense Agency has new hope for airborne lasers
Missile Defense Agency has new hope for airborne lasers

Mark Lewis, formerly the Pentagon’s senior scientist now CEO of the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI), gave MDA a thumbs up for taking a new look at the concept, noting that the technology has come a long way since 2014.

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First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors ‘within a week,’ MDA director says

First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors ‘within a week,’ MDA director says
First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors ‘within a week,’ MDA director says

Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins told CSIS that he is “absolutely” trying to speed development of the Glide Phase Interceptor, but that any changes must keep the program “viable.”

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Missile Defense Agency’s new long-range radar steps toward full deployment

Missile Defense Agency’s new long-range radar steps toward full deployment
Missile Defense Agency’s new long-range radar steps toward full deployment

“The LRDR completed a Space Domain Awareness (SDA) data collect event in January 2024 that proved the SDA capability, and the U.S. Space Force and MDA are in the process of formally declaring LRDR ready for SDA early use in April 2024,” according to MDA Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins.

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Lockheed Martin advances Next-Gen Interceptor design work

Lockheed Martin advances Next-Gen Interceptor design work
Lockheed Martin advances Next-Gen Interceptor design work

The first Lockheed Martin NGI is forecast for delivery to the warfighter as early as fiscal 2027, according to the company.

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SDA steps toward global hypersonic missile tracking, plus new targeting capability

SDA steps toward global hypersonic missile tracking, plus new targeting capability
SDA steps toward global hypersonic missile tracking, plus new targeting capability

SDA plans to purchase and deploy a minimum of 54 space vehicles equipped with infrared sensors from up to three vendors under the new solicitation for Tranche 2 of its Tracking Layer constellation.

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

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

Washington and Tokyo hope to nail down co-funding details for the Glide Phase Interceptor by next year, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.

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Space on agenda for Biden’s trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan

Space on agenda for Biden’s trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan
Space on agenda for Biden’s trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan

The Defense Department in particular has been keen to build up military space ties with its allies and partners in Asia in the face of China’s rapid buildup of its own space capabilities, including the development of technologies that could hold US and allied space assets at risk in a regional conflict.

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Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch

Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch
Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch

“The best missile strategy is to destroy the missiles prior to launch. A focus on missile defeat could enable distributed non-kinetic systems with larger magazines and the ability to engage missiles before they can deploy complex decoys, countermeasures, maneuvers or multiple reentry vehicles,” said Rear Adm. Sean Regan, NORTHCOM’s director of operations.

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Lockheed, Northrop say they’re on ‘accelerated’ schedules in race for Next-Gen Interceptor

Lockheed, Northrop say they’re on ‘accelerated’ schedules in race for Next-Gen Interceptor
Lockheed, Northrop say they’re on ‘accelerated’ schedules in race for Next-Gen Interceptor

MDA’s goal is to field the Next-Generation Interceptor to replace its current Ground-Based Interceptors by 2028.

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NORTHCOM nominee backs ‘look at’ potential changes to homeland missile defense rules

NORTHCOM nominee backs ‘look at’ potential changes to homeland missile defense rules
NORTHCOM nominee backs ‘look at’ potential changes to homeland missile defense rules

Russia since this spring has been using both newly minted cruise missiles and even hypersonic missiles in its war to annex Ukraine.

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Raytheon’s IAMD: Advancing global security by meeting customer demand

Raytheon’s IAMD: Advancing global security by meeting customer demand
Raytheon’s IAMD: Advancing global security by meeting customer demand

Advanced solutions for a layered defense against complex threats.

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Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition

Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition
Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition

Ballistic missile threats will be folded into the upcoming scenario to test out the integration of a new set of missile defense capabilities.

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