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
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 6 May 2022 The missile prototype cruised at five times the speed of sound 'for an extended period.' A Lockheed Martin hypersonic missile prototype flew at five times the speed of sound "for an extended period" during a recent successful technology test for the
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 26 April 2022 A study by the Space Warfighting Analysis Center that determined a multi-layered network of satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO), highly-elliptical polar orbit, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) is necessary to provide comprehensive ballistic and hypersonic missile
By Jeff Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 30 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit says it sees opportunities not just in satellite launch but also in hypersonics as it looks to increase its revenue. In its first financial results since going public in December after a merger
By Jen Judson, Published by DefenseNews, 29 March 2022 WASHINGTON — The Missile Defense Agency’s $9.6 billion fiscal 2023 request seeks to expand regional and homeland defenses against increasingly complex and capable missile threats, according to budget documents released by the agency March 28. The MDA asked for $8.9 billion
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 March 2022 A $550 million congressional add-on in 2022 is only a down payment to kickstart the deployment of a 28-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit WASHINGTON — A $550 million increase to the Pentagon’s 2022 budget was directed by Congress to procure
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 9 March 2022 An artist's depiction of L3Harris' tracking layer satellite, which will be part of a solution designed by the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency to track and target hypersonic weapons from space. (L3Harris) WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency
