Tag: MDA
US considers Extended Range THAAD, enhanced BMS to defend against attacking...
The US Missile defense Agency is seeking future missile defense measures that will be able to defeat hypersonic glide vehicles, similar to those being developed by the China, Russia and India.
System upgrades are key in Aegis destroyer’s success defeating ballistic, cruise...
The US Navy Aegis missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test today testing the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system capability to defeat a synchronized raid, of nearly simultaneous attacks ballistic and cruise missiles. The test included three successful near-simultaneous target engagements over the Pacific Ocean.
US ballistic missile defense interceptor scores a direct hit in space
The US Missile Defense Agency has validated today the newest generation of ground based interceptor (GBI) interceptor designed to defend the United States from a possible intercontinental ballistic missile attack from North Korea.
High Noon Sunday!
By Riki Ellison Sunday at high noon out of Vandenberg AFB, California provides a window of opportunity to test and demonstrate the reliability of the...
Australia Continues Heron I Mission in Afghanistan
While coalition forces begin to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Heron I remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operated with the Australian Heron Detachment is set to...
Arrow-3 Missile Interceptor Performs Second Flight Test
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful flight of the Arrow-3 interceptor missile this morning....
Successful Interception Test for David’s Sling Air & Missile Defense System
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed a successful intercept test of the David's Sling Weapon System...
Washington Seek Interoperability with Seoul’s Evolving Missile Defense
South Korea’s Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system is becoming a key issue in discussions on the transfer of wartime operational command (OPCON) from...
Israel Tests a new Target Missile Simulating Iranian Shihab 3 Missiles
Israel's missile defense organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) completed today a successful flight test of the Silver Sparrow, the latest,...
Update: GMD Interceptor fails to hit missile target over the Pacific
Over the Pacific Ocean today the United States missed a long-range ballistic missile in an operationally realistic test with its first generation Ground-Based Interceptor...
Integrating European Radars with AEGIS/SM-3 Missile Defenses
Integration of Thales SMART-L radar with AEGIS/SM-3 based missile defense systems was recently demonstrated as part of evaluation of integration of European based sensors into the US European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) missile defense initiative.
British Destroyer to Participate in U.S. Missile Defense Trials
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers could join future missile intercept testing conducted by the U.S. missile defense agency (MDA). The tests wille valuate the role the British Type 45 destroyers could take in ballistic missile defense networks, particularly with its and its primary Sampson radar, the main sensor supporting the Sea Viper missiles.
SM-3 Relies on Space-Based Tracking to Intercept a Ballistic Missile Target
Second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its first intercept using tracking information from the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration (STSS-D) satellites during a...
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Resumes Testing Of the Ground Based Interceptor
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) resumed testing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system yesterday, launching the GMD interceptor on a successful flight. The...
