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MDA To Extend Boeing GMD Contract Through Late 2024

Rich Abott — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:39:04 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency is getting ready to extend Boeing’s [BA] development and sustainment contract (DSC) for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system another year due to delays in 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 […]

Officials Lay Out Missile Defense Updates/Setbacks; MDR Expected After April

Rich Abott — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:06:40 +0000

Top U.S. Defense Department missile defense leaders provided positive updates on U.S. missile defense systems at a congressional hearing last Thursday, but one official was reluctant to say when the […]

Boeing Wins $6.56 Billion MDA Contract To Continue As GMD Prime Integrator

Rich Abott — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:55:17 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $6.56 billion modification to a previous contract to extend its development and sustainment contract (DSC) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile […]

NDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes

Rich Abott — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:21:33 +0000

The fiscal year 2018 defense bill passed by both Houses of Congress authorizes numerous changes and directives to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), including studies to expand missile defense fields. […]

NDAA Makes Missile Defense Policy Changes

Rich Abott — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:21:33 +0000

MDA Awards Raytheon $1.5 Billion To Support AN/TPY-2 and SBX Radars

Rich Abott — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:08:12 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $1.5 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity follow-on contract to support the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance Model 2 (AN/TPY-2) and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) […]

Missile Defense Agency Awards Boeing $1 Billion Modification For RKV Development

Rich Abott — Thu, 25 May 2017 20:28:52 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $1 billion undefinitized modification to a contract procuring Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) development, the Defense Department announced Monday. The RKV is intended […]

Missile Defense Agency Deems ‘Important Step’ In Successful Intercept Flight Test

Defense Daily Staff — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:20:23 +0000

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for […]

MDA Director: GBI Kill Vehicle Test Success a Top Priority, But Redesign Needed Regardless

Defense Daily Staff — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:00:52 +0000

The Ground-Based Interceptors’ (GBI) Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) remains the Missile Defense Agency’s top priority and will hopefully prove itself successful in a flight test later this month, MDA Director […]