MISSILE DEFENSE

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HII launches guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr
Jul 17, 2018 (UPI)
The new guided-missile destroyer was moved over the course of several days last week to a dry dock that was slowly flooded until the ship was afloat in the wate...
US wants Turkey to buy Patriot missiles, not Russian system
Jul 16, 2018 (AFP)
The NATO alliance is worried Turkey's intent to deploy Russia's S-400 anti-aircraft missile system could provide Moscow with a trove of intelligence on Western ...
Lockheed contracted for Aegis missile defense development
Jul 10, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Pentagon, comes under a $15 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to an existing contract. With the modification, the t...
AEGIS Weapons System sale to Spain approved by State Department
Jun 27, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, which would cost about $860.4 million, requires the approval of Congress before it can be finalized. The Government of Spain has requested to buy the ...
Pentagon awards Lockheed $78M for AEGIS development
Jun 26, 2018 (UPI)
AEGIS, which is integrated into U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers, is an automated and centralized weapon system that can track targets -- sometimes more than 1...
Saudi says two Yemen rebel missiles intercepted over Riyadh
Jun 24, 2018 (AFP)
Debris from the missiles scattered over residential areas of the capital without causing casualties, a Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the Huthi rebels s...
Japan says halting missile drills after Trump-Kim summit
Jun 22, 2018 (AFP)
The decision comes after US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un met last week in Singapore and signed a joint document calling for the d...
Lockheed tapped for Aegis combat system development, support
Jun 21, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, from Naval Sea Systems Command and announced on Wednesday, is valued at more than $18.9 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee, which is...
China Working Toward Next-Gen Quantum Radar to Track Ballistic Missiles
Jun 18, 2018 (Sputnik)
In 2016, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced that it had tested a quantum radar with a range of around 62 miles, or 100 kilometers -...
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted
Jun 17, 2018 (AFP)
The missile, which targeted southern Jizan city, left a Pakistani national wounded, the coalition said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agenc...
Defense Department modifies contract for ballistic missiles
Jun 08, 2018 (UPI)
The modified contract award from Naval Sea Systems Command adjusted the total cumulative value of the deal to more than $44.8 million. The contract enables Rayt...
Northrop tapped for ballistic radar detection services
Jun 04, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Pentagon, enables Northrop Grumman to provide modifications and sustainment on radar systems that support multiple U.S. Air Fo...
Raytheon contracted for ballistic radar systems for Romania
May 25, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, from U.S. Army Contracting Command, was announced Thursday in a Pentagon press release and is valued at more than $395.8 million, enabling Raytheon to...
Lockheed to provide ballistic tracking radar to U.S., foreign countries
May 24, 2018 (UPI)
The contract award, from U.S. Army Contracting Command, is valued at more than $282 million and enables Lockheed Martin to provide "phased array tracking on rad...
Saudi says intercepts new missile fired from Yemen
May 21, 2018 (AFP)
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Jizan, but without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement released b...
Israel builds 'missile net' on border to protect airport
May 18, 2018 (AFP)
The 34-kilometre (21-mile) fence runs along Israel's border with Jordan, beginning near the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat and reaching the site of a new airpo...
Missile Defense Agency contracts for Aegis 6.0 modeling support
May 16, 2018 (UPI)
The Missile Defense Agency contract was announced on Tuesday by the Defense Department and enables Lockheed Martin to provide "materials necessary to support Ae...
Saudi says intercepts missile fired from Yemen
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of the city of Jizan, but without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said. The Huthi ne...
Army taps Lockheed for ballistic radar system support
May 14, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $91.5 million under the terms of a modified contract to a previous Pentagon awar...
Saudi tests siren after Yemen rebels fire new missiles
May 10, 2018 (AFP)
The Saudi civil defence posted a video on its official site of the alarm system being tested. It said in a statement the system was designed to "face risks of a...
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