The Missile Defense Agency recently accelerated plans to pick a winning vendor, a decision previously planned for next year.
By Michael MarrowNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
MDA Chief Lt. Gen. Heath Collins told lawmakers the sharply accelerated schedule was a result of budget constraints paired with agency confidence in its “in-depth” knowledge of competitors Northrop and Lockheed’s designs even before formal design review.
By Lee Ferran
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.
By Theresa Hitchens
MDA is expected to stage a down-select to one NGI competitor following critical design reviews, now slated for 2025, of both the Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin prototypes.
By Theresa Hitchens
The first Lockheed Martin NGI is forecast for delivery to the warfighter as early as fiscal 2027, according to the company.
By Theresa Hitchens
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.”
By Theresa Hitchens
MDA’s goal is to field the Next-Generation Interceptor to replace its current Ground-Based Interceptors by 2028.
By Theresa Hitchens
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
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Given its mission and criticality, execution speed will enable MDA to make a down-select and award a production contract so NGI can be fielded before it’s needed.
By Breaking Defense
“I would say the United States should prove to ourselves that we can shoot something down before we buy more of a thing,” said DoD Assistant Secretary for Space Policy John Plumb. “So, fly before you buy, if fly includes shooting a missile down to prove that it works.”
By Theresa Hitchens
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Boeing is developing, modernizing, and adapting innovative solutions from Future Vertical Lift and unmanned systems to air and missile defense.
By BOEING
The two reviews were largely welcomed by more hawkish commentators and criticized by supporters of more robust approaches to nuclear arms control — with the latter lamenting that Biden has walked away from campaign promises to reduce US reliance on nuclear weapons.
By Theresa Hitchens
The defense giant will integrate and modernize the weapons program for the Pentagon’s intermediate and long-range Ground-based Midcourse Defense system.
By Andrew Eversden
A THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 missile segment enhanced at White Sands Missile Range.
By Andrew Eversden
“Numbers matter, as does interceptor quality, but a mix of GBIs and NGIs alone does not provide a comprehensive approach to missile defense,” write a trio of retired general officers. “We need to deploy our quality and quantity in a layered defense construct.”
By Francis G. Mahon, Punch Moulton and John Shapland