The Missile Defense Agency wants to overhaul the payload systems it uses to test U.S. missile defense systems, launching a formal request for information to expand the flexibility, speed and realism of future target vehicles. On May 8, the agency issued the RFI and set a June 23 deadline for industry responses, seeking a “paradigm shift” in how the Defense Department simulates missile threats during developmental and operational testing. MDA says it aims to support an expanding set of missile...
