Department of Defense news release (Dec. 9, 2003): Missile Defense Agency chooses missile target contractor.The Department of Defense announced today that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA (1) (Monochrome Display Adapter) The first IBM PC monochrome video display standard for text. Due to its lack of graphics, MDA cards were often replaced with Hercules cards, which provided both text and graphics. See PC display modes and Hercules Graphics. ) has awarded a combination cost-plus-award-fee and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. From a rich history of major companies Lockheed Martin has brought them together to offer design, integration, and production of: The contract awarded today will provide capability-based targets and countermeasures used to develop, test, and verify ballistic missile defense system Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships performance. These targets allow testing of the missile defense technologies now in development to intercept and destroy incoming ballistic missiles during various times in flight, including the Airborne Laser, the Kinetic Energy Interceptor The Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) is a planned U.S. missile defense program whose goal is to design, develop, and deploy kinetic energy-based, mobile, ground and sea-launched missiles that can intercept and destroy enemy ballistic missiles during their boost phase. , the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) is a component of the national missile defense strategy of the United States administered by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Previously known as National Missile Defense (NMD), the name was changed in 2002 to differentiate it from other missile , the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, the Patriot Advanced Capability 3, and the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD THAAD Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense) THAAD Theater High Altitude Area Defense (now Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) ). Targets and countermeasures will be developed to represent capabilities of ballistic missile threats of the type that could be used in an attack on the United States, our deployed forces and our friends and allies. Due to the technical advances that are sure to be part of ballistic missile proliferation worldwide, it is vital that the United States conduct ground and flight tests against these targets and countermeasures to ensure our missile defense technologies stay ahead of those of our adversaries. (News media point of contact is Rick Lehner, Missile Defense Agency, (703) 697-8997.) |
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