Lessons from Red Sea action spurring investment and innovation in missile defense
The demand for rocket motors for missiles is acute, with steps being taken to expand domestic production that includes more international cooperation.
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South Korea plans $4B in new weapons investments, including $583M of SM-3s
In addition, South Korea will buy four new frigates and create a new air-to-air missile; all told, the three projects will represent roughly $4 billion in investments.
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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.
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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
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
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
"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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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
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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
"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
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.
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.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
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?
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
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
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.