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Pentagon More Than Doubles Funding For Missile Defense Interceptors In 2027 Request

Rich Abott — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:56:13 +0000

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2027 budget request is seeking billions of dollars more to procure missile defense interceptors, according to documents published Friday. The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) procurement budget […]

RTX Wins $267 Million To Restart SM-3 IB Line, Deliver 23 Interceptors

Rich Abott — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:56:55 +0000

While DoD had planned to end procurement of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB (SM-3 IB), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded RTX [RTX] a $267 million contract modification on March […]

RTX Signs Framework Agreements With DoD To Increase Production On Five Munitions

Rich Abott — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:11:01 +0000

RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business signed framework agreements with the Defense Department to expand production of five major munitions over seven years, the company said on Wednesday. Under the Feb. 4 […]

DoD Inspector General Launches Audit Into SM-3 IIA

Rich Abott — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:24:09 +0000

The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (OIG) last week announced it has opened an audit of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) management of the RTX [RTX] Standard […]

RTX Nabs Another $2.1 Billion Mod For More SM-3 Maintenance

Rich Abott — Mon, 12 May 2025 21:45:00 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.13 billion contract modification Monday to continue providing maintenance on all Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block variants across all U.S. and partner countries. […]

MDA Looks To Add Competition To SM-3 IIAs in RFI

Rich Abott — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:33:24 +0000

MDA is looking at possibly adding competition to production and delivery of its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile interceptor, according to a new Request For Information (RFI). A March 10 […]

Lockheed Martin Nabs $479 Million Japan FMS For Aegis Vessel Equipment

Rich Abott — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:03:43 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $579 million contract modification to continue to develop and integrate support for two new Japanese Aegis ships. The […]

RTX Wins $1.9 Billion Contract For U.S. And Japan SM-3 IIAs

Rich Abott — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:50:18 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency on Thursday awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.94 billion contract to manufacture and assemble Standard Missile-3 missiles for both the U.S. and Japan. This award specifically covers […]

SECNAV Says Navy Needs More SM-3s

Rich Abott — Thu, 02 May 2024 18:16:20 +0000

The Secretary of the Navy this week admitted the service will need more RTX [RTX] Standard Missile (SM)-3s for regional air and missile defense missions in the wake of recent […]

SECNAV Says MidEast Ops Have Used Almost $1 Billion In Munitions, Supplemental Needed To Replace Them

Rich Abott — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:18:14 +0000

The Secretary of the Navy this week told a congressional panel that the service has used nearly $1 billion in critical munitions in Middle East operations in the past year […]

MDA’s 2025 Budget Requests $500 Million Less Than Previous Year

Rich Abott — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:25:34 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) fiscal year 2025 budget request is for $10.4 billion, $500 million less than the $10.9 billion requested in FY ‘24. For the first time in […]

MDA Planning Second Test of SM-3 IIA Against ICBM Target

Rich Abott — Mon, 17 May 2021 21:37:09 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning a second intercept flight test of the Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target following the first successful […]

MDA Succeeds In Fourth SM-3 IIA Intercept After Two Failures

Rich Abott — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:57:40 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted the fourth Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA intercept test on Friday, called Flight Test Standard Missile-45 (FTM-45), following two failures. This latest test […]

MDA Says SM-3 IIA Test Failure Caused By Third Stage Ignition Part

Rich Abott — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:11:01 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it found the likely reason why a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile failed to intercept a target in a January test (FTM-29): […]

MDA To Award Raytheon Sole-Source Contract For SM-3 IIA Interceptors

Rich Abott — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:35:49 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon [RTN] to produce and deliver Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors starting in FY […]

Raytheon Nabs $467 Million MDA Contract For 33 More SM-3 IBs

Rich Abott — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:06:53 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $467 million contract to produce, test, and deliver 44 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB interceptors, the company said on Wednesday. The […]

HASC Missile Defense Mark Authorizes SM-3 IB Multiyear, Pushes Boost Phase and Space Sensors

Rich Abott — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:20:35 +0000

The House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces markup of its portion of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill focused on SM-3 IB multiyear procurement, requiring the director of the […]

SM-3 IIA Missile Defense Test In Hawaii Reportedly Fails, Defense Tester Report Finds Lower Confidence

Rich Abott — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:17:43 +0000

This story was updated with a Defense Department confirmation of the test failure. A Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Navy test intercept of a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile(SM)-3 Block IIA […]

Raytheon Nabs $614 Million Modification For 17 SM-3 Block IIAs, Decreasing Contract Value

Rich Abott — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:18:36 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $614 million modification to produce 17 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA missiles and other associated work, reducing the overall contract overall […]

Japan Plans To Expand Missile Defense Systems, Includes Aegis Ashore

Rich Abott — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 21:42:11 +0000

The Japanese government plans to increase its missile defense systems, the Japanese Defense Minister said Thursday at a joint press availability with Japanese and U.S. government officials. Japanese Defense Minister […]

Second New SM-3 Interceptor Test Fails

Rich Abott — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:40:16 +0000

A new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile intercept test conducted off the coast of Hawaii failed, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last Wednesday. The Wednesday test, called Standard […]

Raytheon Wins Contract For 52 SM-3 Block IB Missiles Worth Up To $2.3 Billion

Rich Abott — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:21:11 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract modification worth up to $2.3 billion to procure the material for, fabricate, test, and deliver 52 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB […]

MDA Cost Estimates ‘Unreliable:’ GAO Report

Defense Daily Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:14:34 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is making improvements, but for the fourth year in a row the agency’s cost estimates are unreliable, the Government Accountability Office says in a new […]

Analyst: U.S. Satellite Strike Was Justifiable; Critics Such As China, Russia, Are Off-Base

DDN — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

China Is The Last To Carp About U.S. Anti-Satellite Operation, Analyst Says Pentagon Today Announces ASAT Shot Succeeded In Destroying Hydrazine Fuel Tank A coming wave of criticism — assailing […]

Navy Uses Aegis/SM-3 To Take Down Dead Intel Satellite; Fuel Tank Likely Destroyed

DDN — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

By Dave Ahearn The Navy Wednesday night obliterated a nonfunctional intelligence satellite using the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis weapon control system and a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 fired from a […]

Japanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor

DDN — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Japanese destroyer Kongo this week employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an […]

Japanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor

DDN — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The Japanese destroyer Kongo yesterday employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an allied […]

Japanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor

DDN — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

First Time An Ally Has Used Aegis/SM-3 In Ballistic Missile Defense Test The Japanese destroyer Kongo today employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy […]