Vice Adm. Jon Hill Archives

Vice Adm. Jon Hill testifies at a House Armed Services Committee hearing March 12, 2020.

MDA director considering new directed energy, electronic warfare capabilities for future missile defense

Vice Adm. Jon Hill mentioned directed energy technologies like high-power continuous wave lasers, a pulsed laser or high-powered microwaves as options the MDA could explore.

Mar 24, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Capt. Emily Neumann, assigned to 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, participates in a missile defense exercise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh, Feb. 24, 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)

Navy looking to prototype ‘unique’ optical sensor designed to detect incoming hypersonic cruise missiles

The TORCH program aims to develop and demonstrate advanced optical system design for the detection, identification and tracking of hypersonic cruise missiles.

Feb 7, 2023 By Jon Harper

MDA’s role in upcoming homeland cruise missile defense demo now unclear

The Missile Defense Agency was recently passed over as the lead organization for developing new capabilities to defend the homeland against enemy cruise missiles.

Aug 12, 2022 By Jon Harper

MDA director unsure if new hypersonic missile interceptor can be fielded before 2030

The head of the Missile Defense Agency said he isn’t ready to commit to a timeline for delivering a new glide phase interceptor.

May 23, 2022 By Jon Harper