Jon Hill, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former director of the Missile Defense Agency, has been appointed a non-resident senior adviser with the Missile Defense Project and member of the
MoreVice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, said MDA is considering a partnership with Japan to work on a program that seeks to develop an interceptor that can
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force tested two sea-based variants of its standard missile 3 interceptors by executing two live-fire exercises in Hawaii known as the Japan Flight Test Mission-07, which is in
MoreThe U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency recently tested the integrated capabilities Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and an advanced Patriot interceptor variant at White Sands Missile Range in New
MoreVice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said MDA can counter hypersonic missile threats and other proliferating technologies from adversaries by ensuring the availability of deterrence capabilities for the
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and its Israeli counterpart tested a system designed to intercept missile threats outside of the atmosphere. The Arrow Weapon System‘s radars detected a target, which was then
MoreThe Missile Defense Agency has declared the initial fielding of a new Alaska-based multi-mission radar system built with gallium nitride technology. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) received its initial fielding declaration
MoreVice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said MDA is advancing the development of an interceptor that can defend against hypersonic missile threats. “We’ve got some great feedback
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Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said artificial intelligence can help the military process the large amount of missile testing information that humans cannot handle alone. "You
MoreThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has reported the need for a new approach to managing the ground-based, anti-missile system to protect the nation. Vice Adm. Jon Hill, MDA director, reported that the
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