Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Navy's FFG(X) program and more.
The Missile Defense Agency this week unveiled new details to fold the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system into a new homeland missile defense architecture by creating an extended-range variant:
MDA seeks to double range of THAAD interceptor for homeland defense mission
The Missile Defense Agency wants to double the range of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system's guided missile in a gambit to bulk up the interceptor -- originally designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles -- to foil intercontinental rockets and defend the U.S. homeland against North Korean threats.
We now know who will build the Navy's future frigate:
Navy awards Fincantieri Marinette Marine contract to build 10 FFG(X)
The Navy announced today it is awarding Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $795 million contract to design and build its next-generation frigate, FFG(X), capping off a high-profile competition among some of the largest shipbuilders.
Inside Defense recently interviewed Mark Mekker, Lockheed Martin's Army radar programs director:
Army OKs Sentinel A4 preliminary design, Lockheed sees potential $6B market
Lockheed Martin's preliminary design for the Sentinel A4 air defense radar passed muster with the Army this month, clearing the way for the defense contractor to begin drafting designs for the upgraded sensor which a company official said could launch a new line of business -- including foreign sales -- worth as much as $6 billion.
A flight test of the Precision Strike Missile took place this week:
Army, Lockheed conduct third successful test flight of Precision Strike Missile
The Army this morning hosted the third successful flight test of the Precision Strike Missile built by Lockheed Martin, the sole competitor for the program to replace the Army Tactical Missile System.
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord is cautiously optimistic about the defense industrial base:
DOD acquisition chief sees positive surge in defense industrial base, but 'slowdown' continues
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said today that for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, more defense companies are re-opening than closing.