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U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

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The Missile Defense Agency requested $157,000,000 for 2020 to continue studying a space architecture for hypersonic missile defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative FinancialApr 28, 2019Harris weather sensors see role in missile warning constellations

SPI will pay $34,100,000 in combined restitution to NASA, the Missile Defense Agency, and commercial customers.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2019Justice Department reaches deal with company implicated in Taurus launch failures

SPI will pay an additional $6,000,000 to NASA and $5,000,000 to the Missile Defense Agency as part of a separate civil settlement.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipApr 24, 2019Justice Department reaches deal with company implicated in Taurus launch failures

The Missile Defense Agency has been studying options to deploy a space sensor layer for hypersonic detection, and the Department of Defense currently has no official requirement to develop such a layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralApr 10, 2019Hyten: Hypersonic missile defense satellites a job for the Space Development Agency

Fred Kennedy's memo estimates that as many as 20 civilian and 15 military positions could be reduced at the Missile Defense Agency, which employs 2,900 government personnel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Technical ProductMar 20, 2019Space Development Agency promises to do more with less

The Missile Defense Agency launched two Northrop Grumman-made STSS satellites into low-Earth orbit in 2009.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralJan 21, 2019Next steps for the Pentagon’s new space sensors for missile defense

The Missile Defense Agency plans to select three of the nine contractor submissions 2019 to continue work for another six to nine months.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJan 21, 2019Next steps for the Pentagon’s new space sensors for missile defense

APT works under contracts to support safety at more than 40 U.S. government agencies, including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipNov 23, 2018Three months from application to launch license? A new report says it’s possible.

The Missile Defense Agency, working through the Air Force-led Space Enterprise Consortium, awarded $1,000,000 study contracts this summer to nine firms to design concept prototypes for a space sensor layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipOct 12, 2018Is Space Sensor Layer the Pentagon’s next major space program?

On 2018-09-27, the Missile Defense Agency awarded 21 contracts of $1,000,000 each to seven companies and Draper Laboratories to develop concepts for hypersonic weapon systems intended to shoot down enemy hypersonic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipOct 12, 2018Is Space Sensor Layer the Pentagon’s next major space program?

The Missile Defense Agency asked each company that submitted Space Sensor Layer concept designs to provide rough estimates of cost.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralOct 12, 2018Is Space Sensor Layer the Pentagon’s next major space program?

The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act adds $140,000,000 to the Missile Defense Agency’s budget for development of hypersonic defense capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative FinancialAug 8, 2018U.S. would need a mega-constellation to counter China’s hypersonic weapons

Contractors that received study contracts are scheduled to brief the Missile Defense Agency later 2018-08.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipAug 8, 2018U.S. would need a mega-constellation to counter China’s hypersonic weapons

SSL was selected through the Space Enterprise Consortium managed by Advanced Technology International to lead a team that will provide the U.S. Missile Defense Agency with a persistent space layer prototype concept for missile defense.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyNarrative PlanAug 7, 2018SSL strategy chief says small satellites will enhance work of huge government spacecraft

If funding is approved and plans proceed, the Missile Defense Agency could deploy a space sensor layer by 2025.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductJun 26, 2018Pentagon ready to put missile-tracking sensors in space, but still needs proof the technology works

The Senate Armed Services Committee directs the U.S. Air Force and DARPA to work with the Missile Defense Agency to study whether the LEO constellation has the potential to meet MDA’s space-based requirements.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductJun 7, 2018Senate defense bill proposes big funding boost for military LEO constellation

The committee requires the Missile Defense Agency to develop a persistent space-based sensor architecture capable of supporting the ballistic missile defense system and compatible with DARPA efforts on space-based sensors for missile defense.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductJun 7, 2018Senate defense bill proposes big funding boost for military LEO constellation

More than 1,000 employees work in contractor-support roles for the Missile Defense Agency at various locations for Parsons.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2018Parsons acquires Polaris Alpha, seeks bigger footprint in defense, space, intelligence

The Missile Defense Agency is considering either building out the existing STSS constellation or developing a more distributed architecture of smaller, less expensive satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralMay 20, 2018Missile-tracking satellites are part of the plan to foil Russia’s hypersonic weapons

The Missile Defense Agency operates both STSS satellites and requested $37,000,000 in its 2019 budget for their operations and sustainment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipMay 20, 2018Missile-tracking satellites are part of the plan to foil Russia’s hypersonic weapons
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