After delay, Missile Defense Agency plans to conduct critical test for new long-range radar next year

After delay, Missile Defense Agency plans to conduct critical test for new long-range radar next year
After delay, Missile Defense Agency plans to conduct critical test for new long-range radar next year

The agency also plans to launch a new, discriminating space sensor around the 2029 timeframe, MDA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Heath Collins said.

New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR

New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR
New Missile Defense Radar Passes Key Stage: Lockheed LRDR

As anxiety rises over North Korean rocket tests, the Missile Defense Agency needs better radar to tell threats apart. Which of those distant blips is an InterContinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) warhead capable of hitting the US? Which is a burnt-out rocket boaster coasting harmlessly through space? Which is a decoy warhead designed to make MDA…