Missile Defense Agency asks industry for American ‘Iron Dome’ concepts
The agency's RFI seeks capabilities that can be deployed in "epochs" starting in 2026, and running in two year increments to "beyond" Dec. 31 2030.
Hypersonic missile defense deserves predictable and sustainable funding
Keeping the Glide Phase Interceptor program on track needs to be a priority for the new administration and Congress, writes former NORTHCOM officer Howard “Dallas” Thompson.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Northrop selected to develop anti-hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor
"Today's decision represents a turning point for hypersonic glide phase defense," Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, MDA director, said in the announcement.
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."
Japan to award contract for Glide Phase Interceptor work by March 2025
Kazuya Yonekura, director of guided weapons project management division of the Japanese ministry of defense, spoke to Breaking Defense in Tokyo.
Lockheed wins competition to build next-gen interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency recently accelerated plans to pick a winning vendor, a decision previously planned for next year.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Missile Defense Agency takes $500M cut to $10.4B in FY25
The MDA request includes $105 million for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), slightly more than the $103.5 requested in FY24. LRDR, deemed a critical capability by US Northern Command (NORTHCOM)/NORAD leaders, will transfer to the Space Force to begin operations in FY25.
SDA’s latest Tracking Layer contract includes 6 ‘fire control’ sats
An SDA official explained that the six "preliminary fire control" satellites in Tracking Layer Tranche 2 will carry a mix of wide-field-of-view and medium-field-of-view infrared cameras.
DoD needs near-term, ‘persistent’ INDOPACOM hypersonic missile tracking: CSIS
"The key word here is persistence," study author Masao Dahlgren told Breaking Defense. "How do we get persistence over the regions we care about? That hasn't been as explicitly put into prior work until now. This report puts into sharp relief."
Boeing nabs DARPA contract for hypersonic interceptor testing
Under its Glide Breaker project, DARPA wants to develop a prototype kill vehicle to intercept incoming hypersonic vehicles in their glide phase, before they begin high-speed maneuvers.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
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.
Missile Defense Agency’s first flight test for Aegis in Guam set for late ’24
MDA Acting Director Rear Adm. Doug Williams said that the agency's plans include beginning tests of its Next-Generation Interceptor in 2027, "with the anticipation of operational testing of NGI at the end of 2029."
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.
Draft House defense policy bill would speed hypersonic missile defense interceptor
The draft National Space Authorization Act would also push Space Force on integrating commercial data and on over-classification of space programs.