Missile Defense Agency

Tune in to hear Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins have a conversation with the Center for Strategic & International Studies about MDA priorities June 6 from 10 to 11:15 a.m. EDT. https://lnkd.in/esbyfV5T

THIS WEEK IN MISSILE DEFENSE HISTORY - May 26, 1972: President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or (SALT I), which included the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The ABM Treaty limited the number of interceptors the U.S. and Soviet Union could have in their arsenal. As a result of the ABM, each was permitted to construct two permanent missile defense locations. (President Richard Nixon is pictured with Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev in 1973.)

The U.S. and Japan finalize formal agreement for Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development Project Arrangement.... https://lnkd.in/eZ-uY-2N

May 8, 2024: Missile Defense Agency Director Lt. Gen. Heath Collins testifies before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. https://lnkd.in/epDxvWGp. Also testifying were John Hill, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space and Missile Defense; Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, US Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; and Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

Don't miss out on MDA's job fair next week. Apply today. https://lnkd.in/g-gzPatY

THIS WEEK IN MISSILE DEFENSE HISTORY - May 1, 2001: In a speech to the National Defense University, President George W. Bush outlined his vision for a national security policy. He advocated an ambitious missile defense and moving beyond the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The ABM Treaty, an arms-control agreement between the Soviet Union that limited each side to two missile defense systems that could intercept incoming ballistic missiles, was signed in Moscow May 26, 1972. (White House Photo by Paul Morse)

THIS WEEK IN MISSILE DEFENSE HISTORY - April 24, 1984: Then Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger signed the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization charter, a year after President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative to embark upon a missile defense system intended to protect the United States. In 1994, the SDIO was officially renamed as the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and, in 2002, it became the Missile Defense Agency.

Register today for the 2024 Missile Defense Conference, April 16-17, at the Ronald Reagan Bldg. & Int'l Trade Center, Washington, DC. Hear from prominent policymakers, military leaders, experts, and industry professionals focused on the critical issue of missile defense. Produced in partnership with NDIA, click here for more details - https://lnkd.in/gemW9pdH

MDA will be hosting a job fair in May... https://lnkd.in/eQuVRBgv

Registration is now open for the MDA Office of Small Business Programs' annual conference, July 16-17 in Huntsville, AL. The conference will provide information about how to do business with MDA, and opportunities to support the Agency. https://lnkd.in/gxENZeZ