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Missile Defense Agency Conducting Study On Countering Advanced Threats

Monday, February 27th, 2017

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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is leading a new study on how American forces could improve their defenses against hypersonic glide vehicles and other advanced threats.MDA recently released a request for information to identify “innovative weapon concepts for defense against future advanced threats.” Responses are due Feb. 24. An upcoming analysis of alternatives will review the RFI responses, said Marc Magdinec, the agency’s executive director of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.The study is expected to assess a wide range of…

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