Inside Missile Defense - June 25, 2025

Inside Missile Defense - June 25, 2025

Long Range Discrimination Radar finally tracks ICBM target in do-over of 2023 eventTrump nominates Guetlein whose career through U.S. tech evolution leads to Golden Dome gigPentagon solicits prototypes for Joint Battle Manager to unify Guam missile defenseGAO presses Army to modernize development approach for missile defensePentagon confirms Iranian missile attacks on U.S. forcesMDA awards $429M contract to evaluate potential breakthrough missil…

Missile Defense Agency’s long-range radar tracks ICBM test target for first time

The test, dubbed Flight Test Other-26 (FTX-26), was originally planned for fiscal 2022, and again in 2023.

Missile Defense Agency’s long-range radar tracks ICBM test target for first time – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — After years of delay, the Missile Defense Agency announced that the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) — a foundational system for enabling President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative to build an air and missile defense shield over the homeland — has for the first time tracked an ICBM-like target in a live test. If a final analysis of the system’s performance shows that all the requirements have been met, th…

LRDR Tracks First ICBM Target Flight - Defense Daily

The Defense Department said the S-Band Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) conducted its first flight test tracking of a live missile target on Monday, relaying data to the Control Battle […]