The Pentagon’s plans to deploy a new missile-defense system to protect Guam are faltering because of organizational lapses, a congressional watchdog said.

The following is the May 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress. From the report The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) are currently developing elements of a missile defense system that may be able to defend against hypersonic weapons and other emerging missile threats.

MDA said the planned defense system will respond to ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missile threats across all phases of flight and other advanced adversary attacks. It will also create continuous and layered protection against any threat launched from land,

The US has made countering hypersonic missiles, like those developed by China and used by Russia, a top priority.

RTX Corporation’s RTX business segment, Raytheon, recently shipped the first AN/TPY-2 radar, outfitted with full Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The radar is also configured with the next-generation CX6 high-performance computing software,

The Missile Defense Agency on May 21 published a presolicitation notice previewing a new decade-long next-generation missile defense contract vehicle

Read about the appointment of IT executive John Hobbs as CTO at the Missile Defense Agency’s Transformation and IT Office.

President Donald Trump’s ambitious missile defense initiative, dubbed “Golden Dome,” is beginning to take shape, and according to J.P. Morgan, the $175 billion project could generate significant near-term opportunities for U.