Tag: MDA
Australia Extends UAV ISR Service Contract with MDA
Canadian based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced today that it has signed contract amendments Worth CA$100 million with the Commonwealth of Australia, for the extension of Heron I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle surveillance service for the Australian Defence Force in Kandahar Airfield for an additional two years.
North Korea Unveil Limited-Range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The KN-08 missile (also known locally as ‘Hwaseong 13’) was unveiled on a military march in Pyongyang April 15, 2012. The missile will be able to deliver a nuclear warhead over 5,400 - 7,500 km distance, reaching targets such as Guam, Hawaii or even Alaska and the City of Seattle in Washington State in the Continental USA.
Israel Tests Arrow 2 Block 4 ATBM with Super Green Pine...
The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency completed a successful test of the key elements of the joint U.S.-Israel IAI Arrow Weapon System (AWS) today. The test involved the latest generation ATBM radar - known as Super Green pine.
THAAD Hits Two Targets on the First Unit’s Operational Qualification Test
The U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system performed a successful intercept today, scoring almost simultaneous kill of two targets. The test was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii, as part of the The test, part of the first THAAD unit’s initial operational qualification phase.
As Clouds Loom Over SM-3 Block IIB Future, MDA Reduces Development...
The Missile Defense Agency will evaluate two different 'liquid divert' technologies considered the new divert system for the 'Next Generation AEGIS Missile', to reduce the technological risk associate with the weapon's advanced kill vehicle. Two contracts worth about $14 million each were awarded to Aerojet and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., both will test specific liquid divert and attitude control system technologies for the next two years.
SM-3 Block 1B Fails First Intercept Test
The advanced Standaard missile 3 (SM-3) Block 1B failed its first intercept test yesterday in a ballistic missile intercept test conducted by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The missile was launched from BMD cruiser Lake Eire (CG70), at a short range ballistic missile target launched from the Pacific Missile Range facility in Hawaii.
Lockheed Awarded Production Order for Two THAAD Batteries
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a production contract totaling $789.8 million For launch units and interceptors destined...
Raytheon Awarded $321 Million for the Production of 24 SM- 3...
The Missile Defense Agency has added $321 million to fund the manufacturing of 24 Standard Missile-3 Block IB missiles over the next 27 months....
Advanced Arrow-2 Intercepts Shihab III Surrogate Target over the Pacific Ocean
The joint U.S.-Israel Arrow Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile today, during a flight test conducted over the Pacific Ocean. The test...
U.S. Missile Interceptor Fails on Missile Defense Test
The U.S. missile defense system failed an intercept test earlier today, as a Ground Based Interceptor failed to destroy an intermediate-range ballistic missile target...
Next Generation AEGIS Missile – Introducing SM-3 IIB
Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are competing on the technology development phase of the next generation Standard Missile-3 Block IIB (SM-3 IIB) ballistic...
Early Intercept Calls For Kills At Extended Range
The integration of new sensors, longer range missiles and whole new battle management system will enable the U.S. Navy and NATO to conduct 'Early...
Next Generation AEGIS Missile
Three companies were awarded development contracts in 2010 to demonstrate conceptual designs for the Next Generation Aegis Missile (NGAM) – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and...
ManTech Completes the Acquisition of QinetiQ Subsidiary Security and Intelligence Solutions
ManTech International Corporation completed the acquisition of QinetiQ North America’s Security and Intelligence Solutions (S&IS) business for $60 million in cash. Fairfax, Va. based...
