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The article reports that Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are taking very different design approaches as they compete to address the Missile Defense Agency's growing concerns about tracking and destroying multiple targets, even decoys, lofted by ballistic missiles aimed at the U.S. Intelligence officials are concerned that decoy technologies developed by the former Soviet Union and Russia have spread to would-be adversaries or could be duplicated by countries building up arsenals of ballistic missiles.

The article discusses the U.S. missile defense market, examining the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) decision to keep Boeing as prime contractor for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) missile shield. Boeing and Northrop Grumman won the contract over Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. The sale of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the fixed-price and cost-plus elements of the GMD contract are examined.

the article reports on issuance of three concept development contracts for the Multiple Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) program by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It mentions that the contract has been awarded to airplane manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing. It mentions that MDA Director James Syring refused to outline a specific cost target.

The article reports that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has plans to make teams for redesigning of the Kill Vehicle. Topics discussed include waiting for the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV)'s approval; views of MDA director James Syring on contractors for the redesigning which include Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing; and views of Jen Psaki, U.S. State Department spokesperson, on Iran's missile program.

The article reports that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) are searching for options to enhance Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) of aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. Topics discussed include growing concern of the U.S. and its allies regarding the advances in China's hypersonic glide vehicles; views of James Syring, Director of MDA, on growing threat; and the Thaad-ER as a solution from Lockheed Martin.

The article discusses the budget of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), which has funded research into ballistic-missile-defeating technologies and must begin to field proven systems in 2012. U.S. defense budget cuts, nuclear warhead technology programs in North Korea and Iran, and foreign stockpiles of missiles are discussed. Technology from defense company Lockheed Martin, MDA director Patrick O'Reilly, and MDA employee morale is discussed.

The article discusses the company L-3 Coleman Aerospace, which has received funding from Patrick O'Reilly, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), following the resolution of quality control problems associated with the Short-Range Air-Launched Target, which caused the failure of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system flight test. O'Reilly as also accepted delivery of Thaad interceptors from the aerospace company Lockheed Martin.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Defense's decision to cancel plans to deploy the Medium Extended-Altitude Air Defense System (Meads) while developing a European defense system based on the SM-3 kinetic missile killers. The aerospace company Lockheed Martin has supported the Meads program, arguing that the program's goals had been met and that the program was competitively priced. The fiscal year 2012 budget of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is also examined.

The article focuses on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The agency's relationship with its contractors, particularly agency complaints about quality control at the company Coleman Aerospace, is considered. Unsuccessful tests of a missile defense system created by the company Lockheed Martin are examined.

The article discusses a bidding war between aeronautic industry rivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing to win a contract to oversee the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program. An overview of GMD program is presented, which includes information on past performance problems with Boeing.

The article reports on a new procurement strategy for flight test targets being considered by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The move is in line with the agency's effort to increase its focus to counter regional and theater missiles, as well as to engage threats in the ascent phase of flight. Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Orbital Sciences and Lockheed Martin are some of the companies that have responded to requests for information in an approach to target acquisition.

The article focuses on the large infrared focal plane array (FPA) of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV). This 512 X 512-pixel mercury cadmium telluride FPA is considered a linchpin for the success of Lockheed Martin's MKV-L design, requiring a central carrier vehicle that will deploy many smaller kill vehicles to attack targets in space. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently enlisted Raytheon to develop a different, competing design for an MKV, assuring it will have options when the capability is needed.

The article discusses the plan of constructing the Redesigned Kill Vehicle by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director, James Syring said that an approval has been seeked for government design authority approach where they will be working with Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing to develop the design. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense program is also expecting Long-Range Discrimination Radar to refine its capabilities which is depending on the budget request

The article reports on the hopes of the aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin on the implications of the China's hypersonic re-entry strike vehicle testing on its dormant plan to create a design for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) air defense system. The topics discussed include the amount spent by the U.S. government on diverse missile defenses and the hopes of Lockheed to obtain funding from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to finance its development program.