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Always on target: Today and tomorrow — no matter the threat
Always on target: Today and tomorrow — no matter the threat

Rapidly delivered digitally advanced and intelligently supported solutions to the warfighter.

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Always on target: Today and tomorrow — no matter the threat

Always on target: Today and tomorrow — no matter the threat
Always on target: Today and tomorrow — no matter the threat

Boeing is embracing speed, agility and affordability to deliver the most digitally advanced, simply and efficiently produced, and intelligently supported products and capabilities to outpace the unprecedented threats and challenges of a fast-moving future battlespace.

Raytheon, Northrop, Lockheed to compete for hypersonic interceptor

Raytheon, Northrop, Lockheed to compete for hypersonic interceptor
Raytheon, Northrop, Lockheed to compete for hypersonic interceptor

The GPI is being developed to knock down hypersonic missiles as they glide through the Earth’s upper atmosphere at about 70 kilometers in altitude at speeds greater than Mach 5.

Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head

Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head
Next Budget Will Limit Glide Phase Interceptor Contractors: MDA Head

“We’re gonna down-select … later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that’s what’s really going to throttle” the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.

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Updating The Fleet Faster

Updating The Fleet Faster
Updating The Fleet Faster

Raytheon Missiles & Defense draws on agile DevSecOps experience to keep the US Navy current.

MDA Can Accelerate Next-Gen Interceptor: NORTHCOM Nominee

MDA Can Accelerate Next-Gen Interceptor: NORTHCOM Nominee
MDA Can Accelerate Next-Gen Interceptor: NORTHCOM Nominee

“I’m optimistic, based on my discussions with [MDA director] Jon Hill, that we’ll potentially see the Next-Generation Interceptor move further left,” Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate.

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New US/Japanese Missile Readying For New Generation Of Threats

New US/Japanese Missile Readying For New Generation Of Threats
New US/Japanese Missile Readying For New Generation Of Threats

The joint venture on the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor between Raytheon and the Japanese defense industry could point the way for international defense cooperation in the future. Advertisement

Back Off, Iran: US & Israel Complete Groundbreaking Missile Defense Exercise

Back Off, Iran: US & Israel Complete Groundbreaking Missile Defense Exercise
Back Off, Iran: US & Israel Complete Groundbreaking Missile Defense Exercise

For the first time, the US plugged its high-altitude THAAD into the Israeli missile defense network — just one of the ways the two countries are cooperating against Iran.

Aegis Ashore Scores Another Hit As US, Japan Build Up Defenses

By 2021, plans call for Japan to have eight Aegis destroyers, four of them capable of launching the SM-3 Block IIA missiles, whose second successful test in a row comes as a vindication after two previous failures.

Will Budget Crunch Pentagon Laser & Space Investments?

Will Budget Crunch Pentagon Laser & Space Investments?
Will Budget Crunch Pentagon Laser & Space Investments?

Despite increasing uncertainty over President Trump’s surprise proposal to cut $33 billion from defense, the Pentagon’s R&D chief says he’s confident more cash will be pumped into laser weapons and new space capabilities.

Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile

Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile
Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile

The Japanese government is spending billions on sea and ground-based missile defenses, but all the talk in the Pentagon is on space, as the U.S. scrambles to meet new hypersonic threats from China and Russia.

Rep. Gabbard Pushes For Heftier Hawaiian Missile Defenses

Rep. Gabbard Pushes For Heftier Hawaiian Missile Defenses
Rep. Gabbard Pushes For Heftier Hawaiian Missile Defenses

Pentagon planners aren’t only worried about North Korean ICBMs, but Chinese hypersonics and medium-range missiles. That means, according to analysts, that an array of distributed systems are needed to meet a wide range of potential threats.

Bolster Missile Defenses Against North Korea; Could Help With China

Bolster Missile Defenses Against North Korea; Could Help With China
Bolster Missile Defenses Against North Korea; Could Help With China

  What should the United States and its allies do to improve their ability to stop North Korean missiles? Enhanced missile defense performance would be the best guarantee against a North Korean breakout. Should fighting occur, missile defense performance will determine how much of a time cushion is available to U.S. and allied offensive forces…

Missile Defense R&D Getting Short Shrift: CSIS

Missile Defense R&D Getting Short Shrift: CSIS
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…