MISSILE DEFENSE

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Raytheon begins building 12th AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar
Dec 22, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. is taking another positive step toward meeting the growing demand for systems that can help protect against the increasing danger posed by ballistic mi...
Patriot missiles demonstrate field readiness
Dec 18, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, N.M., during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), ...
Astrium, Raytheon team to compete for NATO ballistic missile defense work
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
Astrium and Raytheon have signed a teaming agreement that formalizes the companies' plans to compete for the role as lead system engineers and integrators for t...
U.S. to boost Israel defense missile funding by $173M
Dec 16, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. lawmakers have approved boosting funding for Israel's missile defense program by $173 million in fiscal 2014 as the Jewish state's military establishment d...
Iran nuclear accord means NATO missile defence unnecessary: Russia
Dec 08, 2013 (AFP)
The accord with Iran to curb its nuclear programme means a planned NATO anti-missile system in Europe, hotly opposed by Moscow, is no longer necessary, Russian ...
IBCS Completes US Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Demonstration
Nov 27, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Army and Northrop Grumman have demonstrated a warfighter-focused, net-centric battle command system for integrated air and missile defense (IAMD). The ...
Patriot performance excels in PAC-3 test firing
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The miss...
Israel moves closer to missile defense shield
Nov 22, 2013 (UPI)
Israel, alarmed that a U.S.-Iranian rapprochement will leave its security exposed, has moved closer to consolidating its multilayer missile defense shield, with...
US has time to boost bid for Turkey missile system: FM
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Turkey would look again at a US bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract for the country's first long-range anti-missile system providing Washington agrees to pr...
US to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey for another year
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
The United States will keep two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for another year to help bolster the country's air defenses against threats from Syria's civ...
Patriot delivers another flawless performance in Japan test firings
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has successfully completed yet another series of test firings of Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System at M...
Gulf Arabs boost missile defenses despite U.S. thaw with Iran
Nov 14, 2013 (UPI)
Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf are pressing ahead with boosting their defenses against missile attacks from Iran, even as the United States appears to be m...
Unprecedented Dual Intercept Success for MEADS at White Sands Missile Range
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) intercepted and destroyed two simultaneous targets attacking from opposite directions during a stressing demonstr...
Turkey asks NATO to extend Patriot deployment near Syria border
Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)
Turkey has asked NATO to extend for another year the deployment of surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect its troubled border with Syria because of a contin...
President Putin ends Russia and NATO ABM cooperation
Nov 09, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
In another powerful and significant move for peace, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has cancelled a presidential order which in 2011, had...
Romania begins work on NATO missile shield base
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
Romania on Monday began constructing a facility that will host missile interceptors as part of a planned NATO missile shield, a project that has irked Russia. "...
NATO, Russia make no progress on missile defence row
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
NATO and Russia said Wednesday they had made no progress in settling sharp differences over a planned missile defence system for Europe but pledged to continue ...
Upgrades boost ballistic missile defense radar's performance to protect against missile raid
Oct 28, 2013 (SPX)
Ballistic missile raids -- large numbers of simultaneously launched weapons -- may soon have a tougher time penetrating allied air defenses. Raytheon has starte...
MEADS Tracks Tactical Ballistic Missile for First Time
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
In preparation for an upcoming dual-intercept test later this year, a Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) success...
Raytheon to continue modernizing Patriot fleet
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has received $71.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Army to upgrade the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System with the modernized Radar Digital Proc...
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