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Lockheed Martin receives $1.4 billion for Patriot missile sales
Dec 23, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.4 billion foreign military sales contract for Patriot advanced capability production. The contract supports the sale of 205 mi...
U.S. Air Force approves Lockheed Martin's SBIRS ground system
Dec 06, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has signed off on Lockheed Martin's planned Space Based Infrared System ground system. The Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, is a compon...
Raytheon to provide Patriot missile capability for undisclosed country
Nov 28, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has received a $225 million contract to provide additional Patriot missile capabilities for an undisclosed customer. The buyer is a member of the 13-na...
Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
Saudi air defence forces on Tuesday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards the kingdom, the Riyadh-led anti-rebel coalition said...
US general says missile system in S. Korea in 8-10 months
Nov 04, 2016 (AFP)
The United States will deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea in eight to 10 months despite strong objections from China and Russia, a US mili...
Yemen rebel missile shot down near Mecca: coalition
Oct 28, 2016 (AFP)
Yemeni rebels have launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was shot down near the holy city of Mecca, ...
US to deploy missile defense to South Korea 'soon'
Oct 19, 2016 (AFP)
The United States said Wednesday that it would deploy a missile-defense system to South Korea as soon as possible, despite opposition from China. US Secretary O...
China, Russia blast US missile defence at regional forum
Oct 11, 2016 (AFP)
China and Russia blasted Washington Tuesday for its decision to deploy a missile defence system in South Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Spe...
Raytheon to update the Netherlands' Patriot missile system
Oct 06, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has been selected by the Netherlands to upgrade its Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system with the Modern Man Station user interface, the c...
Lockheed's PAC-3 missile destroys ballistic missile targets in test
Sep 22, 2016 (UPI)
Two Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missiles successfully intercepted two tactical ballistic missile targets during a flight test Wednesday, the company announced. The U....
Saab gets order for man-portable air defense missile system
Sep 21, 2016 (UPI)
Swedish defense and security company Saab is to deliver a very short range air defense system to an unidentified country. The system is the RBS 70 NG, the lates...
Lockheed gets $157 million U.S. Navy Aegis contract
Sep 19, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems has been awarded a $157 million U.S. Navy contract for the procurement of Aegis combat system follow-on support servi...
Britain orders miniature anti-missile jammers
Sep 19, 2016 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense has ordered miniature anti-missile jammers from Leonardo-Finmeccanica aircraft for its Typhoon fighter fleet. The BriteCloud syste...
Israeli missiles down rockets fired from Syria: army
Sep 17, 2016 (AFP)
Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system destroyed two rockets fired from Syria at the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights Saturday in an apparent rise in t...
Israel readies for 1,500 rockets a day in next war
Sep 16, 2016 (AFP)
Israel's army estimates that thousands of rockets could slam into the Jewish state in any future conflagration, military sources said Friday ahead of a nationwi...
Saudi shoots down missile from Yemen: coalition
Sep 12, 2016 (AFP)
The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen said Monday it shot down a missile fired by the insurgents towards an airbase in southern Saudi Arabia. The mis...
US has North Korea missile threat covered: Pentagon
Sep 09, 2016 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Friday repeated reassurances that the United States and its regional allies are well protected against any threat from North Korean missiles, af...
Poland requests multi-billion-euro Patriot missile system
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz on Tuesday said he had approached the US defence firm Raytheon about buying the Patriot missile system. "Today, I sig...
Lockheed Martin gets $204 million Aegis contract modification
Sep 01, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has received a $204 million contract modification for Aegis missile defense efforts. The cost-plus-incentive-fee, s...
Lockheed Martin receives $19 million THAAD contract modification
Aug 29, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has received a $19 million U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract modification for work on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, elem...
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