Missile Defense Agency - U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Defense - Missile Defense Agency

U.S. Department of Defense - Missile Defense Agency

MDA MISSION

To develop, deploy, and sustain layered and integrated missile defense capabilities as part of a comprehensive missile defeat approach to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.

NEWS

Sep 8, 2025 Record of Decision for the Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System on Guam EIS
Aug 4, 2025 David's Sling Air and Missile Defense System Successfully Completes Advanced Upgrade Tests
July 25, 2025 Final Environmental Impact Statement for Guam System Now Available
June 24, 2025 Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) successfully tracks ballistic missile during test (FTX-26a)
Mar 25, 2025 MDA, Navy accomplish next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
For More See... News Release Archive
  • Dec. 10, 2024: An Army Navy / Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Series 6 (AN/TPY-6) positioned on the island of Guam tracks a ballistic missile target during Flight Experiment Mission – 02 (FEM-02).

    Dec. 10, 2024: An Army Navy / Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Series 6 (AN/TPY-6) positioned on the island of Guam tracks a ballistic missile target during Flight Experiment Mission – 02 (FEM-02). (courtesy photo/released) Read More about this story

  • July 12, 2021: Technicians with the Missile Defense Agency Nanosat Testbed Initiative and VOX Space hold one of two CubeSats MDA successfully deployed to space June 30, 2021, aboard a VOX Space, LLC LauncherOne rocket as part of a payload-sharing arrangement with the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program.

    July 12, 2021: Technicians with the Missile Defense Agency Nanosat Testbed Initiative and VOX Space hold one of two CubeSats MDA successfully deployed to space June 30, 2021, aboard a VOX Space, LLC LauncherOne rocket as part of a payload-sharing arrangement with the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program. (courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

  • Feb. 8, 2024: A Standard Missile -3 Block IIA, or SM-3 Blk IIA, is launched from U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-23 or FTX-23.

    Feb. 8, 2024: A Standard Missile -3 Block IIA, or SM-3 Blk IIA, is launched from U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-23 or FTX-23. (courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

  • Dec. 11, 2023: An upgraded Ground Based Interceptor with a Capability Enhanced-II Block 1 Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, during Flight Test Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System-12 (FTG-12).

    Dec. 11, 2023: An upgraded Ground Based Interceptor with a Capability Enhanced-II Block 1 Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) is launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, during Flight Test Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System-12 (FTG-12). (courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

  • Mar. 29, 2022: MDA, in partnership with PEO Missiles and Space, SMDC, and BMDED, successfully conduct a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. Flight Test THAAD Weapon System (FTT)-21 was conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

    Mar. 29, 2022: MDA, in partnership with PEO Missiles and Space, SMDC, and BMDED, successfully conduct a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. Flight Test THAAD Weapon System (FTT)-21 was conducted at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

  • Oct. 15, 2024: The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) enters Pearl Harbor for in-port maintenance following more than 500 days of operational deployment in support of the homeland defense mission.

    Oct. 15, 2024: The Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) enters Pearl Harbor for in-port maintenance following more than 500 days of operational deployment in support of the homeland defense mission. (courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

  • Mar. 24, 2025: A Medium Range Ballistic Missile with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end is air launched from a C-17 aircraft off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-40, or FTX-40.

    Mar. 24, 2025: A Medium Range Ballistic Missile with a Hypersonic Target Vehicle (HTV) - 1 front end is air launched from a C-17 aircraft off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-40, or FTX-40.(courtesy photo/released)Read More about this story

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