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Lockheed to Produce Targets for MD Tests

December 9, 2003 :: San Diego Union Tribune :: News

The Department of Defense announced that the Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the MDA Targets and Countermeasures Program. The contract has the potential to last up to 10 years and be worth a maximum of 4.6 billion. Lockheed would produce the “dummy” interceptor targets and countermeasures which are used to develop and test the wide array of missile defense systems.
        The testing of countermeasures and finding ways to overcome them is of special importance. Countermeasures are systems used by the missile to distract attention from itself or confuse missile defenses. They are thus potential means of circumventing or complicating missile interception. While advanced countermeasures are unlikely to be used by “rogue” states, they are a possibility with Russia and China.
        In sum, the flurry of contracts over the past two weeks represent a serious concern with serious programs. While more attention should be be given advanced programs in space, the attention to continued testing and boost phase defenses continues along the right path.

 

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