News & Updates

May 19, 2025

Missile Defense News

Missile Defense Agency takes delivery of first THAAD radar to track hypersonics

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — Raytheon has delivered the first upgraded radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) capable of tracking…

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Apr 2, 2025

Air Defense News

US Army aiming for next hypersonic missile test in December

Defense News The U.S. Army has scheduled a test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, for December, the service’s…

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Sep 24, 2024

MDAA in the News

Former destroyer captain pitches faster, cheaper solution for defending Guam

Stars and Stripes The Pentagon should rethink its plans for missile defense on Guam and consider less expensive technology with…

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Aug 13, 2024

Missile Defense News

MDA task force to examine new threats, like hybrid air-missile tactics: Chief

Breaking Defense The Missile Defense Agency’s new Transformation Task Force is not just a top-down effort to reconsider how the…

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Jul 1, 2024

Missile Defense News

Next-gen homeland defense interceptor plans are risky, watchdog says

Defense News The Government Accountability Office said the Missile Defense Agency’s development plan for its next-generation interceptor for homeland defense…

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Jun 25, 2024

Missile Defense News

Missile Defense Agency extends public comment period for Guam

The Guam Daily Post After receiving requests to extend the public comment period for proposed missile defense flight testing and…

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Jun 18, 2024

Missile Defense News

Missile Defense Agency has new hope for airborne lasers

Breaking Defense Airborne lasers are back in the sights of the Missile Defense Agency — a decade after the first attempt to…

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Jun 17, 2024

Space News

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

Satnews The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according…

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Jun 5, 2024

Other News

MDA’s life-saving, war-winning capability recognized

Redstone Rocket Leadership of the Missile Defense Agency took time to honor winners in 43 categories at the 21st annual…

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May 1, 2024

Space News

‘The One’: Millennium wins ‘FOO Fighter’ missile defense satellite program

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency today announced that Millennium Space Systems will develop all eight planned satellites to provide…

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