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Raytheon completes ballistic missile radar detection test
Mar 31, 2017 (UPI)
Raytheon's Air and Missile Defense Radar tracked a ballistic missile test target for the first time during a U.S. Navy exercise in Kauai, Hawaii. During what th...
Raytheon tapped for two more MK 99 ship sets
Mar 28, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon with a $37 million contract modification to produce two additional MK 99 Mission Fire Control System sets. Under the agreement, t...
U.S. Missile Defense Agency buys Lot 9 THAAD Interceptors
Mar 28, 2017 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin received a $273 million contract to produce Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Lot 9 Interceptors for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. Terminal...
Saudi shoots down 'smuggled' Yemen rebel missiles
Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia intercepted four missiles fired by Yemeni rebels on Tuesday, a Saudi-led coalition said, in what it described as evidence of arms smuggling through...
Israel's David's Sling missile system to be operational in weeks
Mar 21, 2017 (UPI)
David's Sling, Israel's developing mid-tier missile defense system, is set to become operational within weeks, according to local media reports. Once operationa...
Russia takes swipe at US missile defence in South Korea
Mar 20, 2017 (AFP)
Russia on Monday criticised the deployment of a US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea, saying it poses "serious risks" to the region. The US this month be...
Israel says it foiled Syrian ballistic missile threat
Mar 20, 2017 (AFP)
A senior army officer said Monday that Israel had fired its Arrow missile at a Syrian rocket which posed a "ballistic threat" during clashes over the weekend. I...
Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missile as camp toll rises
Mar 18, 2017 (AFP)
A Yemeni rebel missile was intercepted over Saudi Arabia late Friday, a Saudi-led coalition said, as the death toll from a rebel attack on a Yemeni army camp ro...
Lockheed Martin gets $80M for Aegis foreign military sales
Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin received an $80.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to study Aegis implementation studies for various international customers. Un...
Raytheon developing next-gen missile defense communications
Mar 14, 2017 (UPI)
Raytheon received an $11.8 million contract to develop new communication technologies for the U.S. Office of Naval Research. The new technologies, known as Comm...
Australia's HMAS Hobart completes sea trials with Aegis
Mar 14, 2017 (UPI)
Australia's navy and various industry partners completed sea trials with an Aegis-equipped HMAS Hobart destroyer. The trials were conducted to verify the platfo...
China vows 'resolute' measures after THAAD deployment
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD missile-defence system in South Korea that Beijing fe...
UN hopes for easing of tensions after Chinese anger over THAAD
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
The United Nations on Tuesday said it hoped for fresh efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula after China angrily responded to the US deployment of t...
India stages successful test of missile interceptor
Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)
India has successfully test-fired its Advanced Air Defense interceptor against a ballistic missile traveling at low altitude. The test on Monday was the second ...
Protesters sue to stop US missile system in S. Korea
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
People living near a South Korean golf course on Tuesday sued to stop it hosting a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, lawyers said, after Chine...
Jenoptik contracted for Patriot missile components
Feb 24, 2017 (UPI)
German manufacturer Jenoptik received a $13.8 million contract to deliver components supporting the Patriot air and missile defense system. Jenoptik received th...
Raytheon developing new tool for war game assessment
Feb 16, 2017 (UPI)
Raytheon is developing an automated assessment system for judging the effectiveness of 21st century weapons in war game scenarios. The first-of-its-kind tool, c...
U.S. Army awards $3 billion in missile defense contracts
Feb 10, 2017 (UPI)
Eight defense contractors have been selected to share a $3 billion contract to develop new missile defense solutions for the U.S. Army. The award's recipients i...
New US Missile Hits Target in Space
Feb 08, 2017 (Sputnik)
The US Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency and Raytheon have successfully tested a missile that intercepts enemy missiles in space. The SM-3 IIA missil...
New Age, New Aims: CIS Air Defense to Be Upgraded for Aerospace Tasks
Feb 07, 2017 (Sputnik)
The Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) joint air defense system will be adapted to meet the challenges of aerospace defense, the press service of the CIS...
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