Missile Defense Agency

https://www.mda.mil/

Last activity: 11.08.2026

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The Missile Defense Agency has fielded an initial capability to protect the U.S and our allies against limited ballistic missile attack.

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Jul 27, 2026	Rocket Lab Locks In $266M Space Force Deal for Hypersonic Tests at Alaska Spaceport	By Alfredo Hanson Published: Jul 27 2026, 11:07 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Mar 19, 2026	AECOM: $151 Billion U.S. Missile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract Position Secured For Defense Infrastructure Modernization	AECOM announced it has been awarded a position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, contract, a program with a ceiling value of $151 billion. The indefinite-delivery, indef...
Feb 26, 2026	Bandelier: Funding Raised From CerraCap Impact Venture Capital	CerraCap Impact Venture Capital (CIVC) has announced an investment in Bandelier Technologies, a New Mexico-based deep-tech company developing memory-free quantum radar, sensing, and advanced metasurface antenna systems for national security...
Jan 29, 2026	Saab selected by Missile Defense Agency for the SHIELD program	Saab selected by Missile Defense Agency for the SHIELD program Thu, Jan 29, 2026 15:00 CET Report this content Saab, Inc. was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD)...
Dec 17, 2025	Leap Receives Investment from ONE Bow River National Defense Fund	Leap, a Lafayette, CO-based launch-vehicle company developing platforms for national security and logistics, received an investment from ONE Bow River National Defense Fund. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to u...
Jun 5, 2025	Parsons' agenda for 2025 after zeroing out State Department contract	Parsons Corp. has essentially zeroed out a confidential State Department contract for the rest of 2025 due to uncertainty with that customer and its massive reorganization plan unveiled over the past week. More than 3,400 employees and 45% ...
Feb 20, 2025	Parsons explores 2 growth pathways for missile defense	Parsons Corp. called out space and missile defense as a priority market when the company unveiled its current three-year blueprint for growth at its 2023 Investor Day presentation. So it would make sense that Parsons wants to rejoin the Air...
Nov 20, 2024	IRS Partners with Mission IT to Modernize Operations with Red Hat Technology	In a significant move to enhance its operational efficiency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has awarded a $43 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Team Mission ITFED. This partnership, announced on November 19, 2024, aims to leve...
Nov 19, 2024	Mission IT and IT Federal Sales Awarded $43M Red Hat Blanket Purchase Agreement at Internal Revenue Service	Mission IT and IT Federal Sales Awarded $43M Red Hat Blanket Purchase Agreement at Internal Revenue Service The BPA, valued at $43M over five years, will enable Team Mission ITFED to provide the IRS with the Red Hat support and expertise it...
Nov 12, 2024	Mark Hilburger joins Mission IT as Head of Business Development	(APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE) Mark Hilburger Joins Mission IT Mission IT, a rapidly growing technology consultancy focused on the U.S. Defense, Intelligence, and Civilian markets, taps Public Sector executive Mark Hilburger as Head of Busin...
Oct 31, 2024	The AI Revolution in Army Contracts: A New Era of Defense Innovation	The landscape of military operations is shifting. The U.S. Army is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) with open arms. Recent contracts awarded to companies like 1st Edge and LMI signal a new chapter in defense ...
Oct 25, 2024	1st Edge: $35.8 Million AI/ML Contract Secured With US Army	1st Edge—a leading Small Business provider to the Department of Defense—was awarded a $35.8 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). This three-year contract is focused on d...
Sep 7, 2024	Navigating Crisis: The Dual Role of a Tech Recovery Expert and Chef	In a world increasingly battered by natural disasters, the role of first responders and recovery experts has never been more critical. Brian Evans embodies this spirit. He wears two hats: a tech recovery expert for AT&T and the lead che...
Sep 3, 2024	MORI Associates Welcomes Gabe Garrett as Senior Vice President of Space and Defense USA - English USA - English	Gabe Garrett, Senior Vice President of Space and Defense at MORI Associates MORI Associates has appointed Gabe Garrett as Senior Vice President of Space and Defense to lead strategy, growth, and operations across key Civil and Defense accou...
Oct 26, 2023	US Navy and MDA Successfully Intercept Multiple Targets in Integrated Air and Missile Defense Test	The joint test, known as Vigilant Wyvern, demonstrated the capability of a ballistic missile defense-configured Aegis ship to detect, track, engage and execute intercepts of two short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) targets while concurrentl...
Feb 10, 2023	North Korea shows off design for new, more dangerous missile while rolling out enough ICBMs to possibly overwhelm US defenses	This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says an intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Nort...
Nov 18, 2020	A US Navy destroyer just shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile target for the first time	A US warship firing an SM-3 Block IIA interceptor. Missile Defence Agency The US Navy destroyer USS John Finn intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile early Tuesday, the Missile Defence Agency announced. In the first-of-its-kin...
Dec 18, 2019	Air Force to schedule nine small launch missions in 2020	Small launch missions planned for 2020 include experimental satellites, a prototype rideshare and missile defense tests. WASHINGTON — The small launch division of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, based at Kirtland Air Force B...
Jul 12, 2019	In Response To EPIC Lawsuit, Department Of Homeland Security Suspends Journalist Database Plans	WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speaks during a news ... [+] conference at the Immigration and Customs Headquarters, on June 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. McAleenan spoke about the supplemental ...
Jun 11, 2018	Public meetings to be held on missile defense radar	The U.S. Missile Defense Agency will hold public meetings starting June 19 for the placement on Oahu of a powerful radar facility to better defend against North Korean missile threats. The agency, in cooperation with the Air Force and Army,...
Jan 31, 2018	The U.S. tested intercepting a missile off Hawaii and failed, report says	The U.S. failed to intercept an incoming missile during a test off of Hawaii Wednesday, CNN first reported Wednesday afternoon. The failed intercept test comes amid rising tensions over the development of North Korea’s nuclear program and a...
Jun 1, 2017	Anti-missile test shows US can defend against N. Korean ICBMs, MDA chief says	reader comments 158 with 67 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Missile Defense Agency video of the successful May 30 test of an intercontinental ballistic missil...
Oct 1, 2011	From the Wires: Missile Defense Agency Responds to New York Times Article	The May 18 edition of The New York Times contained an article (“Review Cites Flaws in U.S. Antimissile Program”) detailing a study conducted by Dr. Theodore Postol and Dr. George Lewis published in the May issue of Arms Control Today (ACT)....

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Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Missile Defense Agency, among them “Rocket Lab Locks In $266M Space Force Deal for Hypersonic Tests at Alaska Spaceport” (Jul 27, 2026) and “AECOM: $151 Billion U.S. Missile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract Position Secured For Defense Infrastructure Modernization” (Mar 19, 2026).

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Missile Defense Agency is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 11, 2026.