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Kratos Supports Missile Defense Exercise With Navy, International Partners

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions contributed ballistic and airborne targets in support of a multi-national exercise through which the U.S. Navy, NATO and allied forces demonstrated integrated air and missile defense. Formidable Shield 2021 took place from May 15 to June 2 at the Scotland-based Hebrides Range of the U.K.’s defense ministry and leveraged Kratos-built […] More

by Nichols Martin June 11, 2021, 12:15 pm
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General Dynamics to Produce Missile Seeker Components for Raytheon SM-3 Interceptor

Raytheon Technologies has awarded General Dynamics a pair of contracts worth $43 million combined to manufacture seeker components for two new variants of the Standard Missile-3 system. General Dynamics said Monday its mission systems unit will provide optical hardware to Raytheon's missiles and defense business for integration into the SM-3 Block IB and IIA interceptors.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 11, 2021, 9:07 am
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Raytheon Applies AI, Machine Learning to Defense Tech Modeling, Simulation
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MDA Issues RFI on SM-3 Block IIA Missile Interceptor Production, Integration Services

The Missile Defense Agency is looking for a potential contractor to provide Standard Missile-3 ballistic missile interceptor rounds and support the technology's integration into U.S. Navy vessels and Aegis Ashore combat facilities in Europe.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers June 4, 2020, 5:13 am
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Opens Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville

Aerojet Rocketdyne has opened a new facility in Huntsville, Ala. designed to manufacture rocket propulsion technologies, as part of the company's intention to expand in the city.

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by Nichols Martin June 10, 2019, 6:22 am
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Wes Kremer on Raytheon’s Missile Defense System Development Programs

Wes Kremer, who took over as president of Raytheon's missile systems business on March 30, told the Arizona Daily Star in an interview published Sunday that a lot of the company's weapons development programs are “threat-driven.“

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by Jane Edwards May 13, 2019, 1:29 am
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Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Variant Reaches New Testing Milestone

Testing of Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA reached a milestone Tuesday when the system intercepted a ballistic missile target from land. The Missile Defense Agency conducted the third intercept test of the IIA variant at a range facility in Hawaii, Raytheon said Tuesday. A company-made AN/TPY-2 radar tracked the incoming threat and delivered target data to the weapon. In […] More

by Nichols Martin December 12, 2018, 11:43 am
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Navy, MDA Perform Second Interception Test With Raytheon-Made Missile

The U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency have tested the interception performance of the Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3‘s Block-IIA variant with a land-launched target. The Navy’s USS John Finn destroyer launched the SM-3 IIA missile to intercept the ballistic target during the test in Hawaii, marking the missile’s second fulfilled interception, Raytheon said Friday. “This second […] More

by Nichols Martin October 29, 2018, 4:25 am
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MDA Plans Fiscal 2019 Missile Production Contract Award to Raytheon
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Lockheed Supports NATO Ballistic Missile Defense Tests in Atlantic Ocean

Lockheed Martin has assisted the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency in a series of ballistic missile defense tests in the Atlantic Ocean during the Formidable Shield 2017 naval exercise that involved eight NATO member nations. Formidable Shield aimed to showcase interoperability between NATO allies using the organization’s command-and-control reporting structures and datalink architecture, Lockheed said […] More

by Ramona Adams October 18, 2017, 10:50 am
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Raytheon to Continue MDA Ballistic Missile Defense Support

Raytheon‘s missile systems business has received a $66.4 million contract modification to continue to help the Missile Defense Agency integrate and test a ballistic missile defense system as part of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA program. The Defense Department said Monday the company will support BMD 5.1 engineering, integration, certification and testing efforts as well as provide post-event […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 8, 2017, 1:25 am
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BAE to Provide 300 Missile Canisters Under Navy Contract Modification

BAE Systems has secured a $38 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide 300 missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System. The company said Wednesday the modification requires canisters of various configurations that will work to store, transport and launch numerous types of guided missiles such as the Tomahawk, Standard Missile-3, […] More

by Ramona Adams April 6, 2016, 7:23 am