Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command expands homeland defense mission
“The ground-based midcourse defense mission that we traditionally held under NORTHCOM has expanded to air and missile defense holistically,” said Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey.
Missile Defense Agency asks Congress for $9.6B, then announces successful THAAD test
A THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 missile segment enhanced at White Sands Missile Range.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Pentagon’s New Ballistic Missile Interceptor Doesn’t Work, Suffers Years-Long Delay
What happens when the Pentagon's new ballistic missile defeat program doesn't work? They keep using the old one, which has a spotty track record.
Lockheed Studies Sea-Launched Patriot PAC-3 & New 6-Foot Missile
HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Lockheed Martin is studying several new air and missile defense systems, from an all-new six-foot rocket to a ship-launched version of the Patriot missile, a top executive told reporters here this morning. In keeping with the military’s emphasis on multi-domain operations that attack old problems from new angles, Lockheed is even looking at […]
GMD Missile Defense Hits ICBM Target, Finally
WASHINGTON: Two days after North Korea’s latest missile launch, the US conducted a successful test of its homeland missile defense system for the first time in almost three years. Codenamed FTG-15, today’s event was also the system’s first test ever against an “ICBM-class” target, as opposed to lesser surrogates, the Missile Defense Agency announced. The painful […]
Missile Defense R&D Getting Short Shrift: CSIS
UPDATE MDA Deputy says transfer talks with services “making progress” WASHINGTON: Long-range R&D for missile defense is being squeezed by near-term needs, warns a new report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies. The problem? The duties of the Missile Defense Agency keep expanding even as its budget shrinks. CSIS’s solution? Reform MDA in either […]
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
‘Limited’ Missile Defense Must Remain So: Philip Coyle
Some members of Congress are rightfully calling for reform to the U.S. national missile defense program, but the change they suggest – removing the word “limited” from current U.S. policy – will carelessly expand the program and waste billions of dollars. If we’re serious about improving national missile defense, Congress must reform the objectives of the […]
Issues To Watch At Space & Missile Defense Conference: Heritage
Monday marks the beginning of the Army-centric Space and Missile Defense Symposium, an annual conference in Huntsville, Ala. Here are a few topics likely to generate conference buzz. Missile Defense The Obama administration’s 2016 budget request for missile defense investments went up slightly to $9.6 billion for missile defense development and operations, of which $8.1 billion is for the Missile Defense […]