The broad agency announcement (BAA) released on Sep.t 28 adds to a flurry of activity by MDA over the past two years as the agency builds a layered hypersonic defense weapon system from scratch.

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The test event at White Sands Missile Range makes up for a failed intercept attempt earlier this year using the same radar and interceptor systems.

The Switchblade 600 is designed to fly about 40 km in 20 min., then loiter in the target area for another 20 min.

The Army ordered the Iron Dome systems in August 2019 to plug a gap in defenses against cruise missiles while it continues to shop for a permanent solution.

For the first time, the U.S. Air Force has conducted a flight test of the MQ-9A Reaper carrying eight live AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, which doubles the capacity that the unmanned aircraft was originally designed to hold.

The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.

The Czech Republic has selected Rafael’s Spyder air defense system to meet the country’s short-medium range ground-based air defense requirement.