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Army poised to expand role in homeland defense, commander says
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is preparing to open the aperture of its role in defense of the homeland as threats evolve and grow.
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Cummings fine-tunes Hellhound drone for Golden Dome mission
Cummings Aerospace has designed a larger version of its Hellhound to meet Golden Dome homeland missile defense needs.
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Army readies to launch 2026 competition for counter-drone laser weapon
The Army wants laser weapons that can defeat drone threats, but it wants the ability to maintain them in battlefield environments and build them at scale.
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Could Golden Dome funding get next-gen interceptor back up to speed?
A piece of the $175 billion Golden Dome pie could give the Next Generation Interceptor a boost to shore up a development delay.
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US Army readies to release new missile defense strategy soon
The Army’s new air and missile defense strategy incorporates emerging technology like artificial intelligence to handle growing, complex threats.
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Army to grow air defense force by 30%
The Army will add new Patriot battalions, Indirect Fire Protection Capability battalions and counter-drone batteries to the mix.
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Lockheed launches hub to prototype Golden Dome command systems
Lockheed Martin wants to partner across the industry to prototype command-and-control solutions for the Golden Dome homeland missile defense shield.
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L3Harris opens rocket motor plant, already producing parts
In a ceremony on Monday, L3Harris officially opened its new 379,000 square foot solid rocket motor inert parts production facility in Huntsville.
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Army plans to grow Patriot battalions, plus one for Guam
The Army is planning to grow a force stretched thin to meet today’s air and missile defense demands.
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New missile defense radar lands in Guam to be put to the test
The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor will be part of an architecture designed to protect Guam from evolving air and missile threats.
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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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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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US Army working on new missile defense strategy with eye toward 2040
The Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command is working on a new air and missile defense strategy for 2040 that will be informed by current conflicts.
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Boeing on track to break PAC-3 Missile seeker annual production record
Boeing’s current PAC-3 Missile seeker production pace is slated to break its previous production records by roughly 20% by the end of the year.
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RTX gets $478M to replenish Germany’s Patriot missiles sent to Ukraine
Raytheon’s contract will facilitate the supply of GEM-T missiles to Germany as NATO countries continue to send the missiles to Ukraine.
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Guam missile defense office awaits funds to build layered architecture
The joint program office for the missile defense of Guam is creating a layered air and missile defense architecture on the Pacific island.
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International interest growing for Army’s battle command system
As the Army prepares to field full-rate versions of its new battle command system to the first unit, international interest is heating up.
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US Army working through challenges with laser weapons
The Army is grappling with how to fight with laser weapons, as well as how to easily repair them in the field and affordably make the systems.