5 questions with Lockheed’s missiles chief As hypersonics rapidly gain traction in the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin has racked up some notable wins. By: Jill Aitoro August 6
Efforts underway to resuscitate weapons supply chain Primes are investing their own dollars to meet demand, particularly as the Pentagon plans to invest more than $20 billion in munitions in its next budget. By: Jill Aitoro August 6
Reorganizing the missile defense enterprise Make no mistake: The first time someone isn’t looking, Army budgeteers will probably try to use the additional funding to buy trucks rather than THAADs, and Navy budgeteers will try to buy hulls and Tomahawks rather than SM-3s. By: Thomas Karako and Wes Rumbaugh August 6
With failures in the rearview, the US Navy and Missile Defense Agency push toward critical missile test The SM-3 Block IIA missile is heading for a crucial test that the Pentagon hopes will dispel nagging doubts after two successive failures. By: David B. Larter August 6
Thanks to missile sales to UAE, US Army can buy 100 more advanced Patriot missiles To buy 100 PAC-3 MSEs, the Army has sold 100 PAC-3 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical missiles to the UAE, collecting $363 million in proceeds. By: Jen Judson August 6
Congress offers millions in budget to cyber-harden missile defense systems House and Senate appropriators’ funding lines for cyber-hardening missile defense systems are essentially identical. By: Jen Judson August 6
Congress intensifies push for reluctant MDA to focus on space-based missile defense A space-based sensor layer’s persistent vantage point would provide hostile missile tracking from birth to death, a capability far beyond that of ground sensors. By: Jen Judson August 5
Israel activated its David’s Sling missile system for the first time. Will more sales start booming? With Iron Dome shown to be successful and an Arrow missile used to down a Syrian surface-to-air missile, all the layers of Israel’s advanced missile defense have now been put to use. By: Seth J. Frantzman July 31
The S-400 deal, from Russia’s perspective As Ankara and Washington remain in a virtual political standoff, Russia stands to win big. By: Matthew Bodner July 30
Congress says Pentagon must come up with boost phase missile defense plan next year Congressional authorizers are requiring the Missile Defense Agency director to establish a program that develops the means to intercept hostile ballistic missiles during their boost phase of flight. By: Jen Judson July 30
‘Shaking hands with the Russians’: Erdogan sole decision-maker on S-400 deal Turkey’s top defense procurement office confirmed in late December that Ankara and Moscow had finalized a contract for the acquisition and deployment of the Russian S-400 long-range air and anti-missile defense system on Turkish soil. By: Burak Ege Bekdil July 30
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