The Pentagon is shipping new pieces to Guam’s air-defense puzzle

The Missile Defense Agency is developing a command center integrating a variety of capability for an air and missile defense architecture for Guam.

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Key homeland defense radar test is back on the calendar after anomaly

After MDA canceled a ballistic missile target tracking test of its Long-Range Discrimination Radar, it is now poised to conduct the major test next year.

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Army’s high-energy laser competition to kick off early next year

The US Army's directed energy solution for short-range air defense continues to be refined through a variety of competitive prototyping efforts.

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Missile Defense Agency to pick hypersonic interceptor vendor this year

The MDA will soon conclude a competition to develop an interceptor capable of defeating hypersonic threats in the glide phase of flight.

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Army to test hypervelocity projectile for 155mm cannon artillery

The Army will spend roughly three years studying the physics of shooting the hypervelocity projectile from 155mm cannons.

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Army’s successful hypersonic missile test puts fielding on horizon

The Army is one step closer to fielding its long-range hypersonic weapon after a successful end-to-end flight test in May.

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During #SMDSymposium, we discussed our role in the upcoming #Artemis II mission. The 2nd core stage was safely delivered to @NASAKennedy in July following its send-off from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, which included an F-15 flyover by @LANationalGuard.

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US Army to hold new counter-drone battle command system competition

A competition for a new command-and-control system focused on countering air drones will kick off next year.

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Counter-drone missile competition possible in 2025, Army officials say

The Army is also planning on holding a competition for a new handheld device to take out drones.

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Creating space careers for enlisted soldiers a priority, officials say

Army Space and Missile Defense Command is pushing to create a new space MOS for enlisted soldiers.

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