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Army engineers to integrate unmanned DARPA vehicle to clear mines
Soldiers are slated to use the 12-ton unmanned vehicle in a mine-clearing demonstration later this month.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
US Army to get two new ground station prototypes in 2022
The two prototypes will help the Army draw down satellite imagery from on orbit to use for deep targeting.
By Nathan Strout
US Air Force may have accidentally revealed interest in hypersonic nuke
One key general says a hypersonic glide option will not be fielded in the initial years of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.
By Valerie Insinna
Missile Defense Agency director lays out hurdles in path to layered homeland missile defense
To carve out a path for a layered defense of the homeland, the Missile Defense Agency is looking to an upcoming test of the SM-3 Block II missile and advanced development of engagement coordination.
By Jen Judson
US Army hangs back on future interceptor pursuit but continues research
The Army isn't rushing toward the development of a future ballistic missile interceptor, but is keeping the research light while it waits for other parts of its Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense System to come to fruition.
By Jen Judson
Alaska-based long-range ballistic missile defense radar fielding delayed by a year
A radar being installed at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jen Judson
Lockheed dives into next-generation missile defense interceptor competition
Lockheed Martin jumps in to compete against Boeing and a Northrop Grumman-Raytheon team to build the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Next-Generation Interceptor.
By Jen Judson
Boeing and Mitsubishi sign agreement to support Japan F-15 upgrades
The agreement, made through the U.S. Direct Commercial Sales process, is part of a larger $4.5 billion modernization program for 98 of Japan’s F-15J/DJ Eagle interceptors.
By Mike Yeo
Congressional oversight of homeland missile defense plans increase in FY21 defense policy bills
A number of provisions in the House and Senate versions of the FY21 defense policy bill ask to see the Missile Defense Agency's homework on its plans to bolster its homeland missile defense and push for quicker ways to fill possible gaps that would address emerging threats.
By Jen Judson
Cost tripled for missile defense warhead, despite prior warnings, GAO finds
The cost to develop the now-canceled Redesigned Kill Vehicle program for homeland missile defense more than tripled, and the program’s schedule slipped by four years, a new U.S. government watchdog report reveals.
By Jen Judson
Next-gen ICBM program survives defunding attempt in House panel
The House Armed Services Committee has shot down a plan that would've slashed funding for the Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program.
By Joe Gould