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THAAD 6.0: US plans hypersonic-killing, AI-driven, laser-armed missile defense system
In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...
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Lockheed Martin awarded $2.8 billion THAAD development contract
The contract amount for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System will support its continued development over the next five years, with two options to extend for up to 10 years.
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Lockheed Secures $2.8B MDA Follow-On Contract for THAAD Development
Lockheed Martin has received a Missile Defense Agency recompete contract worth $2.8 billion to develop the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system. According to an award ...
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Trump wants an ‘Iron Dome’ over the US. But even a mini version in the Pacific is taking a while
US Indo-Pacific Command said it used December’s intercept to test tracking capabilities of the US Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system based on Guam. THAAD is designed to ...
N. Korea criticizes US missile defense plan, vows to bolster nuke deterrence
North Korea on Monday criticized the Trump administration's plan to enhance missile defense for allied territories, vowing to ...
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Is US planning AI-driven hypersonic-killing, What is THAAD 6.0? is it going to…
As per the contract, the company must develop the next-generation Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system for the US Army. The value of the contract to make THAAD is USD 2.81 billion.
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U.S. Spending Billions on Interceptors That Can Strike Missiles Outside the Atmosphere
As ballistic missiles are increasingly being used on the battlefields in Ukraine and the Middle East, the focus of the American military has shifted to ways of countering these weapons, should the ...