For your convenience, each news release is identified by a code describing the content of the release. Please refer to the key to the right. The news releases below are organized in reverse chronological order. Please click on a year to view all the releases from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), or its legacy organization, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO).
Dec. 29, 2008 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Successfully Completes Ground Test for Data Collection to Improve Modeling and Simulation |
Dec. 5, 2008 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Flight Test Results in Successful Intercept |
Dec. 3, 2008 |
MKV |
Multiple Kill Vehicle Completes Hover Test |
Nov. 26, 2008 |
ALTB |
ABL Successfully Fires Complete Weapon System From Aircraft |
Nov.21, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Completes Change of Responsibility Ceremony |
Nov. 19, 2008 |
Aegis
INTL |
Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Completed |
Nov. 13, 2008 |
KEI |
Kinetic Energy Interceptor Team Conducts Successful First Stage Rocket Motor Test |
Nov. 10, 2008 |
INTL |
Lt. General Obering Receives National Defense Cross from the Czech Republic |
Nov. 10, 2008 |
INTL |
Missile Defense Agency Sponsors Agreement for Cooperative Research between United States and Czech Republic |
Nov. 5, 2008 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test |
Nov. 1, 2008 |
Aegis |
Navy Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target in Fleet Exercise Pacific Blitz |
Oct. 30, 2008 |
Aegis
INTL |
Japanese Destroyer Gets Ready for Intercept Test |
Oct. 24, 2008 |
ADMIN |
MDA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters Facility |
Oct. 6, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Director Receives Rev. William Corby Award |
Sept. 25, 2008 |
KEI |
Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Completes Successful Rocket Motor Test |
Sept. 24, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Receives Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
Sept. 23, 2008 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Data Collection Experiment Successfully Completed |
Sept.17, 2008 |
THAAD |
Missile Defense Test Conducted |
Sept. 16, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Ribbon-cutting for the Joint Ballistic Missile Defense System Training and Education Center |
Sept. 8, 2008 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Completion of "First Light" |
Aug. 25, 2008 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test |
Aug. 6, 2008 |
MKV |
Missile Defense Agency Completes Testing of Propulsion Component for Multiple Kill Vehicle-L |
July 18, 2008 |
Sensor |
Successful Target Tracking and Radar Exercise Completed |
July 15, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Press Conference from the Pentagon |
June 27, 2008 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Data Collection Experiment Successfully Completed |
June 25, 2008 |
THAAD |
Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place off Hawaii |
June 23, 2008 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Successfully Completes Third Integrated Ground Test Event |
June 13, 2008 |
Aegis
THAAD |
Successful Missile Defense Dual-Target Tracking Exercise Completed |
June 10, 2008 |
ADMIN |
MDA Plans 9th Annual Small Business Conference |
June 5, 2008 |
Aegis |
Successful Sea-Based Missile Defense Intercept |
May 28, 2008 |
THAAD |
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery Activation |
May 28, 2008 |
MKV |
Multiple Kill Vehicle Program Achieves Key Milestone |
May 23, 2008 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test |
May 19, 2008 |
MKV |
Multiple Kill Vehicle-L Calibrated for Success |
May 8, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Lt. General Obering's Oral Statement to the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform |
May 1, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Lt. General Obering Addresses House Government Reform and Oversight Committee |
April 11, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Presents Annual Technology
Pioneer Awards |
April 4, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Dr. Patricia Sanders Retires from Federal Service |
April 3, 2008 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Presents Ronald W. Reagan Award to Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer |
April 3, 2008 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test |
Feb. 22, 2008 |
ALTB |
Laser Module Installation Completed Aboard Airborne Laser Aircraft |
Feb. 22, 2008 |
ADMIN |
MDA Mentor-Protégé Team Wins 2008 Nunn-Perry Award |
Jan. 14, 2008 |
BMDS
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Accomplishments Throughout 2007 |
Jan. 2, 2008 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Ready for High Energy Laser Integration and Testing |
Dec. 27, 2007 |
ADMIN |
Von Braun Complex Phase III Contract Awarded |
Dec. 17, 2007 |
Aegis
INTL |
Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful |
Dec. 3, 2007 |
NCADE |
Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test at White Sands |
Nov. 16, 2007 |
Aegis
INTL |
Japanese Destroyer Successfully Completed Tracking Exercise |
Nov. 14, 2007 |
BMDS |
Comprehensive Missile Defense Ground Test Successfully Completed |
Nov. 14, 2007 |
INTL |
Response to Recent Media Coverage |
Nov. 6, 2007 |
Aegis |
Sea-Based Missile Defense "Hit to Kill" Intercept Achieved |
Oct. 27, 2007 |
THAAD |
Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place Near Hawaii |
Oct. 26, 2007 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency to Conduct Ground Test Exercise |
Oct. 24, 2007 |
ADMIN |
Congratulations to MDA Personnel Recognized for Quality Assurance |
Oct. 3, 2007 |
ADMIN |
Congratulations Mr. Altwegg and Mr. DeCesaris |
Sept. 28, 2007 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Exercise and Flight Test Successfully Completed |
Sept. 27, 2007 |
ADMIN |
MDA Response to “Physicists Challenge U.S. Missile Claims” |
Sept. 21, 2007 |
ADMIN |
Brigadier General Patrick J. O'Reilly Receives Rank of Army Major General |
Sept. 19, 2007 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Mooring System Installed |
Sept. 11, 2007 |
KEI |
MDA Conducts Successful Rocket Motor Test for Kinetic Energy Interceptor |
Aug. 31, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Successfully Completes Low-Power Flight Testing |
Aug. 27, 2007 |
MKV |
MDA Announces Test of Multiple Kill Vehicle's Carrier Vehicle Divert and Attitude Control System |
Aug. 23, 2007 |
Sensor |
Missile Launch to Support Boost Phase Data Collection Experiment Successfully Completed |
July 30, 2007 |
ADMIN |
MDA Commissions New Building at Redstone Arsenal |
July 26, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Demonstrates Full Weapon System Engagement Sequence in Flight |
July 13, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Successfully Targets Simulated Missile in Flight |
July 9, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Completes Successful Fire Control Loop for Missile Engagement Sequence |
June 27, 2007 |
THAAD |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Interceptor "Fly-Out" Test |
June 22, 2007 |
Aegis |
Sea-Based Missile Defense 'Hit-to-Kill' Intercept Achieved |
June 18, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Aircraft to Land at Andrews AFB |
June 14, 2007 |
KEI |
MDA Conducts Successful Test of Rocket Motor for Next Generation Interceptor Missile |
June 7, 2007 |
Sensor |
Sea-based X-band Radar Returns to Pearl Harbor for Maintenance |
May 25, 2007 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Test a "No Test" |
May 9, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Successfully Completes High-Speed Tracking Test |
April 26, 2007 |
Aegis |
Successful Sea-based Missile Defense "Hit-to-Kill" Intercept |
April 24, 2007 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Research Satellite Launched |
April 6, 2007 |
THAAD |
Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place Off Hawaii |
April 4, 2007 |
Aegis |
Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Maneuvering System Successfully Tested |
March 26, 2007 |
AWS |
U.S./Israel Complete Successful Arrow Missile Defense Test |
March 21, 2007 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Flight Test Successfully Completed |
March 16, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Completes Successful In-flight First Firing of Laser Tracking System |
March 8, 2007 |
THAAD |
THAAD Radar Completes Successful Target Tracking Test |
Feb. 12, 2007 |
AWS
INTL |
U.S./Israel Complete Successful Arrow Missile Defense Test |
Feb. 8, 2007 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Operational Missile Test |
Feb. 7, 2007 |
Sensor |
New Sea-Based Missile Defense Radar Completes Successful Journey to Alaska |
Feb. 6, 2007 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser In-Flight Testing |
Jan. 27, 2007 |
THAAD |
Successful Missile Defense Intercept Test Takes Place Off Hawaii |
Dec. 19, 2006 |
Sensor |
Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Delivers Second Sensor Payload |
Dec. 18, 2006 |
GMD |
Successful Ground Based Midcourse Rocket Hazard Test Conducted |
Dec. 18, 2006 |
Sensor |
NFIRE Laser Communications Terminal Delivered to MDA |
Dec. 14, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Secretary Rumsfeld Honors MDA With Award to Lt Gen Obering |
Dec. 7, 2006 |
Aegis |
Sea-Based Missile Intercept Test |
Nov. 20, 2006 |
BMDS |
Distributed Ground Test Successfully Tests Operational Missile Defense Systems |
Nov. 15, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Combined Test Force Achieves Full Operational Capability |
Oct. 27, 2006 |
ALTB |
Lt Gen Obering's Remarks on the Airborne Laser Rollout |
Oct. 25, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Deputy for Operations Receives Executive Leadership Award |
Oct. 18, 2006 |
THAAD |
THAAD Equipment Arrives in Hawaii |
Oct. 18, 2006 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Successfully Completes Integrated Ground Test |
Sept. 15, 2006 |
THAAD |
Missile Defense Agency THAAD Flight Test Target Malfunction |
Sept. 14, 2006 |
KEI |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Test of Advanced Rocket Motor for Boost-Phase Interceptor Missile |
Sept. 13, 2006 |
THAAD |
Target Missile Malfunction Halts THAAD Flight Test in New Mexico |
Sept. 1, 2006 |
Aegis |
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System Gains Fleet Certification |
Sept. 1, 2006 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Exercise and Flight Test Successfully Completed |
Aug. 14, 2006 |
Aegis |
Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Maneuvering System Successfully Tested |
July 19, 2006 |
MKV |
Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Successful |
July 12, 2006 |
THAAD |
Successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Intercept Flight Achieved |
June 22, 2006 |
Aegis |
Missile Defense Test Results in Successful "Hit-to-Kill" Intercept |
May 24, 2006 |
Aegis |
First at-Sea Demonstration of Sea-Based Terminal Capability Successfully Completed |
May 11, 2006 |
THAAD |
Interceptor Completes Successful Developmental Flight Test |
April 28, 2006 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Second Successful Data Collection Flight Test |
April 13, 2006 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Data Collection Flight Test |
April 11, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Vandenberg Missile Defense Site Renamed After President Ronald W. Reagan |
April 4, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency to Dedicate Missile Defense Site to President Ronald W. Reagan |
April 4, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Presents Ronald W. Reagan Award to the Honorable Robert G. Joseph |
March 28, 2006 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Presents First Technology Pioneer Award |
March 10, 2006 |
Sensor |
Space Tracking and Surveillance System Delivers Sensor Payload |
March 8, 2006 |
Aegis |
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Flight Test Successful |
Feb. 23, 2006 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Agency Completes Successful Radar Tracking Test |
Jan. 19, 2006 |
KEI |
Kinetic Energy Interceptor Fires Second Stage Rocket Motor |
Jan. 10, 2006 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Arrives at Pearl Harbor |
Dec. 19, 2005 |
GMD |
Tenth Interceptor Emplaced for the Ballistic Missile Defense System |
Dec. 13, 2005 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Flight Test Successfully Completed |
Dec. 6, 2005 |
ALTB |
ABL Testing Boosts Confidence in Ability to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles |
Nov. 22, 2005 |
ADMIN |
Rear Admiral Hicks Relieves Rear Admiral Paige as Commander and Program Director of Aegis BMD |
Nov. 22, 2005 |
THAAD |
Successful THAAD Interceptor Launch Achieved |
Nov. 17, 2005 |
Aegis |
Sea-Based Missile Defense "Hit To Kill" Intercept Achieved |
Nov. 14, 2005 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Loaded onto Blue Marlin |
Nov. 8, 2005 |
GMD |
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Conducts Static Fire Test |
Oct. 14, 2005 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) Achieves Major Milestones |
Oct. 10, 2005 |
ADMIN |
Technology Developed for Missile Defense Used for Disaster Relief |
Oct. 10, 2005 |
GMD |
Ninth Interceptor for Homeland Defense Emplaced |
Sept. 26, 2005 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Radar Exercise Successfully Completed |
Sept. 20, 2005 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test |
Sept. 13, 2005 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Transmits First Radar Beam |
Sept. 8, 2005 |
PAC-3 |
Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) System Conducts Successful Test |
Sept. 8, 2005 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Appoints New Deputy Director |
Aug. 31, 2005 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency Successfully Completes Ground Test Exercise |
Aug. 18, 2005 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Data Collection Flight Test |
Aug. 8, 2005 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Completes First Phase of Sea Trials |
Aug. 5, 2005 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Sensors Gather Data to Assist in Systems Development |
Aug. 1, 2005 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Completes Initial Passive Testing |
July 26, 2005 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Agency Dedicates Sea-Based X-Band Radar |
July 11, 2005 |
THAAD |
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System Successfully Tracks Targets During Test |
July 5, 2005 |
ADMIN |
National Defense Industrial Association Honors MDA Employees |
May 20, 2005 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Conformal Window Exposed During Flight |
May 16, 2005 |
Sensor |
Radome Successfully Installed on Sea-based X-Band Radar |
April 14, 2005 |
ADMIN |
Kadish Receives Missile Defense Award |
April 8, 2005 |
Target |
Missile Defense Agency Successfully Conducts Air-Launched Target Missile Test |
April 4, 2005 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Agency Completes Sea-Based Radar "Big Lift" |
April 4, 2005 |
Aegis |
Standard Missile-3 Maneuvering System Successfully Tested |
March 24, 2005 |
Sensor |
Sea-Based X-Band Radar Platform Completes Initial At-Sea Testing |
March 10, 2005 |
ADMIN |
Rear Admiral Paige Appointed Director, Mission Readiness |
Feb. 24, 2005 |
Aegis |
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Flight Test Successful |
Feb. 14, 2005 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Flight Test Conducted |
Feb. 8, 2005 |
THAAD |
Initial "Pathfinder" Missile Validates Production Assembly Process |
Jan. 14, 2005 |
GMD |
Integrated Flight Test Analysis Completed |
Jan. 7, 2005 |
Aegis |
Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Maneuvering System Successfully Tested |
Dec. 15, 2004 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Flight Test Conducted |
Dec. 13, 2004 |
GMD |
First Interceptor for Homeland Defense Emplaced at Vandenberg AFB, CA |
Dec. 10, 2004 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser (ABL) Conducts Extended Flight Test |
Dec. 3, 2004 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Returns to Flight |
Dec. 3, 2004 |
PAC-3 |
PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 System Conducts Successful Developmental / Operational Test |
Nov. 12, 2004 |
GMD |
Sixth Interceptor Missile Emplaced at Fort Greely |
Nov. 12, 2004 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Achieves "First Light" |
Oct. 22, 2004 |
Aegis |
Missile Defense Agency Receives First Sea-Based Interceptor Missile |
Oct.21, 2004 |
ALTB |
Airborne Laser Readied for Upcoming Ground and Flight Tests |
Oct. 14, 2004 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Sensors Gather Data in Critical Measurements Program (CMP) -4B to Enhance Development |
Oct. 14, 2004 |
Aegis |
Pacific Explorer IV (PACEX IV) |
Oct. 4, 2004 |
Sensor |
Missile Defense Sensors Gather Experimental Data to Enhance Development |
Sept. 27, 2004 |
GMD |
Fifth Interceptor for Homeland Defense Emplaced at Fort Greely |
Sept. 24, 2004 |
ADMIN |
MDA Employees Give Supplies and Time to Support Local Back-to-School Drive |
Sept. 23, 2004 |
GMD |
Fourth Interceptor for Homeland Defense Emplaced at Fort Greely |
Sept. 20, 2004 |
Sensor |
Testing Successfully Completed for Integration of Alaska Radar and Other Components for Homeland Defense Against Missile Attack |
Sept. 17, 2004 |
GMD |
Missile Defense System Software Analyzed During Integrated Ground Test-2 (IGT-2) |
Sept. 16, 2004 |
THAAD |
Missile Defense Radar Successfully Tracks Ballistic Missile During Test |
Sept. 16, 2004 |
GMD |
Third Interceptor for Homeland Defense Emplaced at Fort Greely |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
GMD |
Second Interceptor Emplaced for Homeland Defense |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
ALTB |
New Hardware Installed on Airborne Laser |
Sept. 10, 2004 |
ADMIN |
A "First" in Operator Training |
Sept. 2, 2004 |
PAC-3 |
Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile System Completes Successful Intercept Test |
Aug. 26, 2004 |
AWS |
Arrow Missile Defense Test Conducted |
Aug. 18, 2004 |
Aegis |
All Test Objectives Met in Test of Sea-based Interceptor Missile Maneuvering System |
Aug. 5, 2004 |
THAAD |
THAAD System Completes Important Test |
Aug. 3, 2004 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Director "Pins On" Rank of Lieutenant General |
July 29, 2004 |
AWS |
Missile Defense Agency / Israeli Arrow Flight Test Successful |
July 22, 2004 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Agency Emplaces First Interceptor at Fort Greely |
July 20, 2004 |
Aegis |
Latest Test Helps Aegis Ships Continue March to Initial Fielding |
July 19, 2004 |
GMD |
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Interceptor Software Completes Verification Tests |
July 13, 2004 |
ADMIN |
Lt Gen Kadish to Receive Air Force Association Award |
July 12, 2004 |
ALTB |
Last Beam Control Optical Bench Installed in Airborne Laser |
July 2, 2004 |
ADMIN |
Missile Defense Agency Conducts Change of Responsibility Ceremony |
July 2, 2004 |
ADMIN |
Farewell Message from Lt Gen Kadish, USAF, Missile Defense Agency Director, 1999-2004 |
June 23, 2004 |
Aegis |
USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG60) Moves Homeland Missile Defense Closer to Reality |
May 3, 2004 |
Targets |
Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT) |
April 30, 2004 |
ALTB |
Proteus Supports Airborne Laser Tests |
April 23, 2004 |
INTL |
Japanese Cooperation |
March 23, 2004 |
ADMIN |
Abrahamson Receives Missile Defense Award |
March 2004 |
BMDS |
Missile Defense Agency And Pacific Explorer II |
March 5, 2004 |
GMD |
Ground Based Midcourse Reaches Safety Milestone |
Feb. 26, 2004 |
THAAD |
THAAD Memorandum for Correspondents |
Jan. 27, 2004 |
GMD |
Missile Defense Booster Test is Successful |
Jan. 9, 2004 |
GMD |
Booster Verification Test Launch Successful |