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Mar 20, 2019
Missile Defense News

Anti-ICBM test planned with new US-Japan missile

NHK World: The US Defense Department plans to test the feasibility of using a new interceptor missile that it jointly…

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Mar 19, 2019
Missile Defense News

Navy vs. Nukes: U.S. Navy Plans to Test Missile Defenses Against ICBM

National Interest – The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind” test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy…

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Jan 24, 2019
Missile Defense News

F-35 to get missile defense mission

The Washington Times: The Pentagon’s new missile defense strategy unveiled last week reveals plans to deploy an advanced anti-missile interceptor…

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Dec 11, 2018
Missile Defense News

US Navy, Missile Defense Agency shoot down an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile in space

Defense News: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency continued a hot streak Tuesday with a successful shoot-down…

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Nov 9, 2018
Missile Defense News

Raytheon Gets $73M Modification on Missile Guidance Electronics Tech Contract

Executive Biz: Raytheon has received a $72.8M contract modification to perform integration, test and qualification work on an updated guidance electronics unit for…

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Nov 5, 2018
MDAA in the News

U.S. Military Successfully Tests Missile Defense System Which Could Shoot Down North Korean Nukes

Newsweek: The U.S. military has conducted a successful test of a missile defense system, which could significantly improve the country’s ability…

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Oct 31, 2018
MDAA in the News

US Warship Successfully Intercepts, Shoots Down Ballistic Missile In Military Test

IFLScience: For the second time in a row, the Department of Defense has successfully tested a key missile defense system…

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Oct 29, 2018
MDAA in the News

U.S. missile defense system intercepts medium-range missile in test

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system on Friday, in a…

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Oct 26, 2018
Missile Defense News

U.S. Successfully Conducts SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test

MDA: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John Finn (DDG-113) successfully conducted an intercept…

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Oct 2, 2018
Missile Defense News

Blame a Spark Plug for U.S.-Japan Missile Failure, Pentagon Says

Bloomberg: A device that’s like a spark plug, not a design flaw, was behind the high-profile failure of a U.S.-Japanese…

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