News & Updates

Oct 17, 2023

Missile Defense News

Lockheed Martin advances Next-Gen Interceptor design work

Breaking Defense Lockheed Martin today announced that its effort to prototype a Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency has passed its…

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Oct 2, 2023

Missile Defense News

Missile Defense Agency Provides New Details On Defense Of Guam

Naval News The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently confirmed to Naval News several new details that shed more light on the agency’s…

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Aug 23, 2023

Missile Defense News

As US-Japan ramp up joint plan, MDA’s hypersonic interceptor development steps forward

Breaking Defense: Following President Joe Biden’s first trilateral summit last week with the leaders of Japan and South Korea, the Defense Department…

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Aug 21, 2023

Missile Defense News

SMD Debrief: The top priorities in missile defense

Defense News: Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson speaks with Laura DeSimone, executive director, Missile Defense Agency, about the…

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Aug 18, 2023

Missile Defense News

Laser weapons ‘finally’ seeing ‘real progress,’ Missile Defense Agency official says

Breaking Defense: With directed-energy research now coming to fruition, the Missile Defense Agency is putting “increased emphasis” on development of directed-energy weapons for shooting…

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Aug 11, 2023

Missile Defense News

MDA Plans HBTSS Launch By End Of Year

Aviation Week: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to launch the two prototype satellites for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking…

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Aug 8, 2023

Other News

What challenges will the next Missile Defense Agency director face?

Defense News: Maj. Gen. Heath Collins spent the last year managing some of the United States’ largest homeland and regional defense programs.…

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Aug 2, 2023

Other News

Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership Defense Agency and DoD Field Activity Directors

Missile Defense Agency: The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure the continuity of leadership for the Office of Director,…

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Jun 23, 2023

Missile Defense News

Aerojet Test Fires MDA’s Next Motor for Ballistic Missile Targets

The Defense Post: Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed a live-fire test of the eSR-19 advanced large solid rocket motor at Edwards AFB, California.…

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Mar 30, 2023

Other News

Electronic warfare is ‘new frontier’ for US Missile Defense Agency

C4ISR: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is contending with what its director dubbed a “new frontier” of invisible threats to…

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