By Jen Judson, Published by DefenseNews, 12 August 2022 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Protecting the continental U.S. and Guam from missiles and hypersonic weapons are the top priorities for the Missile Defense Agency, Vice Adm. Jon Hill, the MDA director, said in an interview with Defense News. At the top of
By Peter Ong, Published by Naval News, 10 August 2022 In July 2022, Naval News reached out to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for an update on their test firing of an Operational Fires (OpFires) hypersonic missile. The OpFires program will mount two to three hypersonic missiles
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 August 2022 Maxar will supply 14 satellite buses and provide support services as a subcontractor to L3Harris HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. DoD’s space
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Jounral, 19 July 2022 Reaction Engines, Rolls-Royce, the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the UK Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) have announced new details of their joint programme to deliver
By Howard Altman, Published by The Drive, 19 July, 2022 The U.S. Space Development Agency, or SDA, announced on Monday that it was awarding more than $1.3 billion in two prototype agreements to send 28 small satellites into low Earth orbit. Scheduled for launch in three years, the satellites are
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by Eurasian Times, 6 July 2022 The US military is keen on expanding its communication and surveillance network to deal with the challenge of an aggressive enemy and its growing military power. The Pentagon, therefore, is ready to employ high-altitude hot balloons to deter its principal
By Brett Tinglet, Published by Space.com, 29 June 2022 The need for speed is real when it comes to missile defense. The Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense to continue developing prototypes of a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a planned
By Ashish Dangwal, Published by The EurAsian Times, 25 May 2022 Chinese military researchers are reportedly working on methods to disrupt or eliminate SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if they threaten national security. China must acquire the capability to track, monitor, and, if required, kill all Starlink satellites in orbit around the
