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News - MDA
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Digital Battlespace
MDA unlocks key challenge to advanced ballistic missile tracking
18th June 2021
The US is progressing with its HBTSS project, having overcome an important obstacle.
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Naval Warfare
MDA extends SM-3 Block IIA work until December 2022
11th June 2021
Raytheon will upgrade, integrate, and test SM-3 Block IIA flight test round software under latest MDA contract modification.
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Land Warfare
Boxer goes 25 rounds in Australia
3rd June 2021
All German-built Boxers have now been delivered to the Australian Army, while the Lynx competes for a contract of its own.
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Digital Battlespace
Unified approach motivates OPIR planning
17th May 2021
New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.
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Air Warfare
Japanese satellites to track hypersonic weapons
10th May 2021
As China's military fields hypersonic glide vehicles, Japan is seeking to use satellites to detect and track them.
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Defence Notes
Lockheed continues work on Japanese Aegis
20th April 2021
Work on latest Aegis FMS contract modification for Lockheed Martin is to be completed by the end of 2022.
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Defence Notes
Field narrows for NGI
29th March 2021
There are two contenders for the Next Generation Interceptor programme — but no place for Ground-based Midcourse Defense system incumbent Boeing.
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Defence Notes
MDA selects two teams for Next Generation Interceptor development
24th March 2021
Contracts for NGI development, including flight test options for the new long-range missile defence system, will be completed by 2029.
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Digital Battlespace
MDA extends STSS deal with Northrop Grumman
23rd March 2021
Comprising a pair of low Earth orbit satellites launched in 2009, STSS remains in service to provide missile defence data from space-based sensors.
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Defence Notes
Confident MDA accelerates hypersonic defence effort
17th February 2021
Glide Phase Interceptor could be fielded by the end of this decade as a DoD programme of record, if industry response is positive.
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Digital Battlespace
L3Harris emerges at head of pack for HBTSS Phase IIa
18th January 2021
Contract for L3Harris includes launch and early orbit testing of a prototype satellite payload to detect and track hypersonic missiles.
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Digital Battlespace
Space Development Agency confirms Tracking Layer providers
8th January 2021
SpaceX and L3Harris to develop satellites for system to provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.
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Defence Notes
MDA completes ‘first of a kind’ ICBM missile defence test
17th November 2020
FTM-44 was arranged to show how Missile Defense Agency can use the USN Aegis Combat System (equipped with the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA) to intercept intercontinental threats
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Naval Warfare
MDA picks Lockheed Martin for extensive Aegis support
2nd November 2020
Work will support Aegis Ashore as well as fielding Aegis on USN cruisers and destroyers
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Land Warfare
Boeing and General Atomics partner on Next Generation Interceptor
24th September 2020
Boeing and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) are partnering to pursue the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). Announcing …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]
Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...
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AEW&C
Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)
Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...
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Frigates
Canadian Surface Combatant [Canada]
Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar
MDA BlueHawk
MDA developed BlueHawk, a multi-sensor, unclassified maritime domain awareness solution that provides navies, coast guards, environmental and regulatory agencies with near-real-time access to broad-area maritime ...
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Space: radar systems, Space: satellite surveillance systems
Radarsat-2
Owned and operated by MDA, Radarsat-2 was launched in late 2007 as a follow-on radar satellite to Canada’s Radarsat-1. The satellite's resolution ranges from a ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Arrow-2
Arrow-2 is designed to intercept and destroy incoming Tactic Ballistic Missiles that are detected, tracked and identified by the Arrow Weapon System sensors. The missile ...
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OPVs
Kingston-class
The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...
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Frigates
Canadian Surface Combatant (Type 26)
The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK RN, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy and ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
THAAD missile
THAAD missile is one of the most important components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The THAAD missile starts to intercept incoming ...
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Sea: naval surveillance radar
AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR
Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V), was purchased by the USN to equip the three new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ...
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Land: air defence radar
AN/TPY-2
The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Puma 2 AE
The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...