Missile Defense Agency

Dec- 2024 -

12 December

US Performs Exo-Atmospheric Intercept of Ballistic Missile Target in Guam

The US Missile Defense Agency has successfully performed its first live exo-atmospheric intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Aegis Guam System.

Oct- 2024 -

17 October

Americas

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Inder Singh Bisht

Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Reaches Full Rate Production

Raytheon has entered full-rate production for Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA, validating the program's design maturity.

Sep- 2024 -

2 September

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop Redesigns ICBM Target Vehicle for Greater Range, Lift

Northrop Grumman is redesigning the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile target vehicle for the Missile Defense Agency.

Aug- 2024 -

7 August

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Colorado Firm to Provide Propulsion Subsystem for Lockheed’s Next Generation Interceptor

Lockheed Martin has selected Voyager Space to provide a propulsion subsystem for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor.

Jun- 2024 -

4 June

Americas

An image of the new Lockheed Martin facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The building has glass panels for its front, which reflects the blue sky dotted with white clouds. Some trees can be seen peeking out from the foreground.

Juster Domingo

Lockheed Martin Opens $18M Engineering Facility in Alabama

Lockheed Martin has opened a new engineering facility, laboratory, and demonstration center in Alabama to advance US security capabilities.

May- 2024 -

22 May

Americas

Joe Saballa

Lockheed’s PAC-3 Missile Registers First Kill Using Aegis System

Lockheed Martin has announced the first-ever launch of a Patriot PAC-3 interceptor using the Virtualized Aegis Weapon System.

15 May

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Aerojet Rocketdyne to Supply Propulsion for Pentagon’s Next-Gen Interceptor

Aerojet Rocketdyne has partnered with Lockheed Martin to provide propulsion for the United States' Next Generation Interceptor program.

Apr- 2024 -

23 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel