MISSILE DEFENSE - POLICY DAILY

Russia slams Poland's 'militarisation' after Patriot missile deal

Mar 29, 2018 (AFP)

"We are concerned at the progressive militarisation of this country," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, adding that "the signing of a contract ...

Poland buys US Patriot anti-missile system for $4.8 bn

Mar 28, 2018 (AFP)

The weapons deal is the largest-ever by NATO-member Poland. The first deliveries are expected in 2022 with the system due to become operational a year later. Th...

Raytheon to begin modernizing missile defense

Mar 27, 2018 (UPI)

Raytheon said on Monday it would start work on the three-year service contract for system upgrades valued at $600 million that was first announced in June 2017....

Saudi forces intercept seven Yemen rebel missiles, including over Riyadh

Mar 26, 2018 (AFP)

One Egyptian national was killed and two others were wounded from falling shrapnel in Riyadh, authorities said, with residents reporting loud explosions and bri...

Saudis intercept seven Yemen rebel missiles in deadly escalation

Mar 26, 2018 (AFP)

One Egyptian was killed and two of his countrymen were wounded by falling shrapnel in Riyadh, authorities said, with residents reporting loud explosions and bri...

How USSR Rose Victorious in Reagan's Star Wars Race

Mar 26, 2018 (Sputnik)

Exactly 35 years ago, then US President Ronald Reagan officially announced the launch of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which envisaged the development ...

UN chief condemns Yemen missile attacks on Saudi Arabia

Mar 26, 2018 (AFP)

Saudi forces on Sunday intercepted seven missiles fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels into Saudi Arabia, killing one person and wounding two others. Guter...

Poland signs offset deal for US Patriot missiles

Mar 23, 2018 (AFP)

The 10-year offset programme, under which US investment in Poland will help compensate for the cost of the purchase, is the last stage before the sale of the Pa...

Foundation for US Ballistic Missile Defense System Modernized

Mar 21, 2018 (SPX)

The modernized Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) system significantly improves collaborative Ballistic Missile Defense planning and...

Raytheon to support Qatar patriot missile system

Mar 16, 2018 (UPI)

The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $150.4 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, ...

Lockheed Martin Wins $80 Million Contract to Build Missile Defense Targets

Mar 12, 2018 (SPX)

"The re-entry vehicle is essentially the bullseye for an interceptor missile, and it is also one of the most complex parts of the target," said Sarah Reeves, vi...

JV will deliver Germany's NextGen ground based air defense system TLVS

Mar 12, 2018 (SPX)

Gregory Kee of Lockheed Martin and Dietmar Thelen, representing MBDA, will lead the company from the MBDA Deutschland office in Schrobenhausen, Germany. The com...

Interceptor test underscores reliability of proves PAC-3 anti missile system

Mar 07, 2018 (SPX)

The PAC-3 CRI intercepts support the U.S. Army's Field Surveillance Program (FSP) ensuring the reliability and readiness of fielded PAC-3 missiles. The test als...

Lockheed PAC-3 missile-defense system successful in demo

Mar 07, 2018 (UPI)

The test, conducted at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range and observed by U.S. Army officials, demonstrated the PAC-3 interceptors' ability to seek out and ...

Northrop Grumman to develop ballistic missile defense simulation models

Mar 06, 2018 (UPI)

The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $475 million under the terms of a non-competitive, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantit...

Lockheed Martin tapped to speed up AEGIS system

Mar 05, 2018 (UPI)

The deal, announced March 1 by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $8.9 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee, which is a modificat...

Will missile defense be feeble against hypersonic weapons

Mar 03, 2018 (Sputnik)

While addressing the parliament earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin described in detail several landmark weapons developed in Russia, pointing ...

America's missile-defense system not ready for hypersonic threats

Mar 01, 2018 (AFP)

In a national address Thursday, Putin described several advances in missile technology, including a hypersonic weapon that can fly at many times the speed of so...

Israel, US Successfully Test Hetz 3 Exoatmospheric Anti-Missile System

Feb 21, 2018 (Sputnik)

"Last night at 02.30 [00.30 GMT], the Israeli Defense Ministry together with the US Department of Defense conducted a successful test of the Hetz 3 anti-missile...

U.S., Israel test Arrow 3 missile system

Feb 20, 2018 (UPI)

Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with the Israeli air force and the United States' Missile Defense Agency, conducted the test at 2:30 a.m. Monday a...