News About Ballistic Missile Defense
January 12, 2022
L3Harris Completes Final US Missile Defense Agency Satellite Design Milestone
Melbourne FL (SPX) Dec 27, 2021

L3Harris Technologies has completed the final major design milestone on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program Phase IIb On-orbit Prot ... more

Northrop and Raytheon complete Next Generation Interceptor review
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 21, 2021

The Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team has completed its System Requirements Review (SRR) and is proceeding with initial system design, further risk re ... more

Northrop Grumman completes environmental testing for Next Gen OPIR GEO payload
Azusa CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021

The Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace team successfully achieved three critical milestones on production of its Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) Geosynchron ... more

India May Become 1st in Line to Buy Russian Air Defense System S-500
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 15, 2021

India may become the first in line to but Russian air defense system S-500, if it expresses such a desire, after the Russian Armed Forces receive them in required quantity, Russian Deputy Prime Mini ... more

US Missile Defense Agency announces the initial fielding of the LRDR in Alaska
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2021

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the completion of military construction and installation of radar arrays for the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) during a ceremony declaring th ... more

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Team Approved for Next Generation Interceptor Digital Software Factory
Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 06, 2021

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has approved the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Missiles and Defense Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) team's common software factory sol ... more

Space Development Agency Approves L3Harris' Missile-Tracking Satellite Design
Melbourne FL (SPX) Dec 03, 2021

L3Harris Technologies has completed the final design review for the Space Development Agency's missile-tracking program. The company will continue with development and integration of four satellites ... more

Russia launches classified military satellite
Moscow (AFP) Nov 25, 2021

Russia on Thursday successfully placed into orbit a military satellite believed to be part of the Kremlin's early warning anti-missile system. ... more

Lockheed Martin conducts missile warning system's Critical Design Review
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2021

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Space Force conducted the system level Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 space p ... more

Missile Defense Agency awards contracts for Glide Phase Interceptor Design
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2021

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense to complete an accelerated concept design of ... more

Russia wants to export S-500 missile defense systems

Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE reaches major milestones during successful flight tests

Russia says S-550 more efficient at intercepting ICBMs than THAAD and Aegis

Israel begins initial testing for deployment of elevated sensor

Anti-missile defences tested to protect 'sensitive' sites: Iran

Next Generation Interceptor Program Achieves Critical System Requirements Review

SBIRS GEO-6 Space Vehicle completes production

Global missile defense from space got more affordable

US House approves $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome

Anger as US progressives object to Israeli Iron Dome funding