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Lockheed Martin demonstrates layered missile defense for US Army
Mar 30, 2022 (SPX)
During a test, the THAAD system successfully launched a PAC-3 MSE to intercept a tactical ballistic missile target using proven Hit-to-Kill technology without t...
Germany mulling Israeli anti-missile shield purchase
Mar 27, 2022 (AFP)
"I can reveal to you that that is certainly among the things that we are discussing, and for good reasons," Scholz told state television channel ARD. The chance...
Boosting Ukraine's anti-air batteries proves easier said than done
Mar 19, 2022 (AFP)
The US president, who wants to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict with Russia, is seeking to provide better defenses against the R...
Britain to deploy missile defence system in Poland
Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)
Poland, which borders Ukraine, risks becoming a future target of Russian attacks after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24. The Sky Sabre system will ...
Slovakia sets terms for sending S-300s to Ukraine
Mar 17, 2022 (AFP)
"We've been in discussion with the United States, with Ukraine and also with other allies on the possibility to deploy or to send altogether our S-300 systems t...
MDA retires space tracking and surveillance system after 12 years, thousands of missions
Mar 15, 2022 (SPX)
On September 25, 2009 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, MDA, NASA, and the Air Force launched the STSS demonstration space vehicles into space a...
US sends two Patriot missile batteries to Poland: Pentagon
Mar 09, 2022 (AFP)
The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymity. The move is seen ...
Saudi, Lockheed Martin in missile defence deal
Mar 07, 2022 (AFP)
Its military industries authority, cited by state news agency SPA, approved two projects to produce launchers and other equipment used in the THAAD anti-missile...
Lockheed Martin selects mission payload providers for missile warning satellite system
Mar 02, 2022 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin is currently under contract with the United States Space Force (U.S.S.F.) Space Systems Command (SSC) to build three survivable NGG satellites w...
SBIRS GEO-5 operationally accepted after exceeding on-orbit testing expectations
Feb 08, 2022 (SPX)
The early missile warning satellite is a "Go-Fast" success story, completing all on-orbit testing with accelerated analysis, resulting in a 40% improvement over...
UAE intercepts Yemen rebel ballistic missile: defence ministry
Jan 30, 2022 (AFP)
The defence ministry said in a statement that United Arab Emirates "air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Huthi terrorist g...
UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen rebels: defence ministry
Jan 24, 2022 (AFP)
"The attack did not result in any casualties, while the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around the Emirate o...
Northrop and Raytheon complete Next Generation Interceptor review
Dec 21, 2021 (SPX)
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) approved the SRR, which was completed ahead of schedule, and is the first major technical review for the Northrop Grumman and R...
L3Harris Completes Final US Missile Defense Agency Satellite Design Milestone
Dec 21, 2021 (SPX)
Completing the CDR is the final design milestone ensuring performance, cost and schedule requirements can be met before beginning to build the satellite. Howeve...
Northrop Grumman completes environmental testing for Next Gen OPIR GEO payload
Dec 17, 2021 (SPX)
The team completed three rounds of tests in its production cycle including ambient functional testing, thermal vacuum chamber testing and acoustic testing. Thes...
India May Become 1st in Line to Buy Russian Air Defense System S-500
Dec 15, 2021 (Sputnik)
"India will probably be the first on the list if it expresses a desire to buy these modern means," Borisov said in an interview with the RBC broadcaster. He spe...
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Team Approved for Next Generation Interceptor Digital Software Factory
Dec 06, 2021 (SPX)
With this accredited digital ecosystem in place, the program is set to seamlessly integrate, make critical decisions and accelerate the NGI software design and ...
US Missile Defense Agency announces the initial fielding of the LRDR in Alaska
Dec 06, 2021 (SPX)
LRDR is a multi-mission, multi-face radar with a wide field of view. Its massive arrays, each measuring 60 feet high by 60 feet wide, and advanced gallium nitri...
Space Development Agency Approves L3Harris' Missile-Tracking Satellite Design
Dec 03, 2021 (SPX)
L3Harris completed Critical Design Review in November, and the company will proceed through build, integration, test, and acceptance on the way to the launch ph...
Russia launches classified military satellite
Nov 25, 2021 (AFP)
A Soyuz rocket carrying a classified payload blasted off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia in the early hours of Thursday morning, the defence min...
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