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Japan successfully tests ballistic missile defense system
Sep 13, 2018 (UPI)
The Japanese Flight Test Mission-05 exercise on Sept. 11 successfully intercepted a separating target simulating a ballistic missile warhead, Lockheed announced...
Northrop Grumman tests new air defense network program
Sep 13, 2018 (UPI)
Three weeks of U.S. Army-led testing in April and May lead to IBCS improvements approach to air and missile defense, officials at Grumman said this week. During...
US approves possible sale of early-warning planes to Japan
Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, made by Northrop Grumman, are equipped with powerful radars that can detect other planes and ships at long range. Worth an e...
Twenty-six wounded as Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile
Sep 06, 2018 (AFP)
Two children were among the wounded from the missile that was intercepted over the southern Saudi city of Najran, said a coalition statement published by the Sa...
State Department approves Patriot missile sale to the Netherlands
Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress today, the DSCA announced. The sale includes a variety of recapi...
Russian military successfully test-fires new interceptor missile
Aug 30, 2018 (Sputnik)
"An air and missile defense unit of the Russian Aerospace Forces has carried out another successful test of a new interceptor missile at the Sary Shagan anti-ba...
PeopleTec receives ballistic missile defense engineering contract
Aug 28, 2018 (UPI)
The contract covers engineering for international partners and the Ballistic Missile Defense System to defend against ballistic missile threats. Work will be pe...
TOTE Services contracted for SBX-1 ballistic missile tracking radar
Aug 16, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will last one year with four-and-a-half years worth of possible options, which could bring the c...
Sweden to purchase PAC-3 MSE missile defense system
Aug 10, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, when signed, will make Sweden the sixth ally and partner nation to procure and operate the PAC-3 MSE. "We're honored to partner with Sweden on the...
One dead, 11 wounded as Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile
Aug 09, 2018 (AFP)
The ballistic missile was fired from the northern Yemeni province of Amran towards the southern Saudi city of Jizan, said a coalition statement published by the...
Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defense
Aug 08, 2018 (UPI)
The modification to a previous contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, increases the cumulative value of the contract to just under $2.9 billi...
Romania minister under fire over 'ballistic' gaffe
Aug 01, 2018 (AFP)
"How could president (Vladimir) Putin be thrilled that we have the military base at Deveselu with ballistic missiles", Mihai Fifor said Tuesday during a live in...
US Congress pushes Ballistic Missile Defense Program based on laser-armed drones
Jul 31, 2018 (Sputnik)
Congress is set to allocate $50 million for the MDA to advance an effort to build a robust interceptor that can thwart a missile during its "boost phase," the m...
Japan to spend $4.2 bn over 30 years on missile defence system radar
Jul 30, 2018 (AFP)
The move, announced by Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera, is the latest step by Tokyo to upgrade its military. Japan says the North's nuclear weapons and ballis...
Intercept Sets Distance Record for Lockheed Martin's Hit-to-Kill PAC-3 MSE
Jul 27, 2018 (SPX)
The test marked the furthest distance a PAC-3 MSE missile has intercepted an ABT, which represents fixed-wing aircraft or cruise missiles. The U.S. Army-led mis...
L-3 tapped for aircraft for imagery during missile defense tests
Jul 23, 2018 (UPI)
The contract modification, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, authorizes L-3 to obtain three used aircraft for the High Altitude Observatory, or HAL...
Israel fires at Syrian missiles on Golan Heights: army
Jul 23, 2018 (AFP)
"Syrian rockets were identified as having been launched as part of the internal fighting in Syria," an Israeli army statement said in English. The statement sai...
Lockheed receives contract for THAAD field support
Jul 19, 2018 (UPI)
The modification, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, increases the total value of the program $561 million to $725 million. Under the new deal, L...
Lockheed, Raytheon, Thales to coordinate for NATO missile defense
Jul 18, 2018 (UPI)
The companies on Tuesday announced the signing of a teaming agreement between the three companies. Together, they will provide services rooted in a 2010 decisio...
Saudi Arabia intercepts Yemen rebel missile: coalition
Jul 18, 2018 (AFP)
The ballistic missile was fired from the northern Yemeni province of Saada towards the southern Saudi city of Najran, but no casualties were reported, said a co...
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