ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The Network Centric Airborne Defense Element is a low-cost concept for intercepting short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in boost phase using a modified version ...
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the successful test of the Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) on Dec. 3, an important step in establishing an air-launched intercept system.
Raytheon expects to get a $5 million contract shortly to complete development of an air-launched missile interceptor that the company says soon will be ready for production and can be had at a ...
A Raytheon-made, air-launched interceptor missile has survived a round of proposed budget cuts, but at levels that stop far short of making a full commitment. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...
Raytheon is changing its design for an AIM-120 derivative weapon that is expected to intercept ballistic missiles in their boost phase. The Network-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) is a ...
On December 3, 2007, during a test conducted at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range, a modified AIM-9X Sidewinder missile intercepted an Orion target ballistic missile in the boost phase of flight.