Missile Defense Agency

International Cooperation

The MDA is seeking to expand missile defense competencies across several nations, our international missile defense framework partners, and the Combatant Commanders.

To develop an MDA workforce capable of executing the International Strategy, we have several tools for furthering and creating opportunities for international cooperation, including personnel exchanges, training plans and opportunities, and internships and exchange programs.

The MDA also wants to leverage the foreign industrial base and expertise to:

1. Build relationships to achieve missile defense goals, communicate the importance of missile defense, and promote a worldwide missile defense system through the sharing of information with allies and partners
2. Promote missile defense capability and interoperability through appropriate means such as the international fielding of missile defense assets, identification and integration of U.S. and partner assets and systems to create a worldwide ballistic missile defense system, and the promotion of interoperability between the United States and partner systems on both bilateral and multilateral bases
3. Identify and evaluate international technology in support of improved BMDS capabilities
4. Identify and execute investment opportunities with allies and partners
   

Research and Development Cooperative Efforts

 

Foreign BMD Projects / Interests

	The Netherlands PAC-3 Maritime BMD Cooperation		French Republic Cooperative project potential
	Republic of Poland Potential RDT&E cooperation Future vote in European missile defense		Republic of India Have had discussions on RDT&E
	Russian Federation Strategic cooperation Transparency dialogue		United Arab Emirates Request for THAAD
	State of Israel Arrow Deployed Arrow System Improvement Program Development of short-range BMD, Upper Tier program		Republic of Korea Missile defense discussions
	Federal Republic of Germany MEADS partner Laser cross-link technology		Ukraine Conducting a missile defense project RDT&E agreement being staffed
	Kingdom of Bahrain Missile defense discussions		State of Qatar Expressed interest in missile defense
	North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Completed tasking to explore architectures to supplement European Site. Working with ALTBMD to demonstrate connectivity between NATO and U.S. systems		State of Kuwait Expressed interest in missile defense
	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Requested BMD requirements analysis

 

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