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MDA, Navy Successfully Shoot Down Ballistic Missile Target I Latest Test

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Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week conducted another successful ballistic missile defense (BMD) test, which included the first of four events planned for this year to exercise a new signal processor's discrimination capability, according to Lockheed Martin LMT]. The Navy and MDA conducted two tests last week: the first to validate a prototype kill assessment system as well as Lockheed Martin's Aegis BMD 4.01 software build, Lisa Callahan, vice president maritime BMD defense programs, told reporters…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]