MDA: Test of DDG, Standard Missile-3 IIA a Good Start, But More Work Needed on Homeland Defense Mission
The Missile Defense Agency proved that a Navy destroyer with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA can stop a simple intercontinental…
Navy Testing Battle Management Aid on Aircraft Carrier
The Navy’s plans to test a Battle Management Aid on one of its aircraft carriers, as the service pursues a…
VIDEO: MDA, Navy Down ICBM with Destroyer-Launched Missile Interceptor
The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency proved that an Aegis ballistic missile defense ship could effectively take down an…
MDA Head: Homeland Missile Defense Effort Needs Enhanced Network
To get to a layered, in-depth homeland missile defense system developing key networking and communications links between ballistic missile defense…
MDA to Use Destroyer USS John Finn for Defense-of-Hawaii Missile Intercept Test
This post has been updated to correct the home port of USS John Finn. It is based in San Diego,…
MDA Director Says SM-3 Block IIA Ready for Production, Unrelated to Japan’s Decision to Back Out of Aegis Ashore
This post has been updated to include additional context noting that any Standard Missile interceptor would cause the same safety…
Japan Backing Away From Aegis Ashore
Japan is backing away from installing two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems in the country over technical concerns,…
MDA, Army Withholding Pay as Aegis Ashore Poland Construction Still Drags
The Missile Defense Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are taking a harsh stance with a contractor building the Aegis…
GAO Report on U.S. Missile Defense and Emerging Threats
The following is the Dec. 11, 2019 Government Accountability Office report, Missile Defense: Further Collaboration with the Intelligence Community Would…
Missile Defense Agency Shaping Strategy to Meet Evolving Challenges
The Missile Defense Agency is working to up its game to meet new challenges posed by the next generation of…