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Israel shoots down rocket fired from Gaza: army
Dec 08, 2017 (AFP)
"No injuries were reported," it added. It was the second such incident since US President Donald Trump's statement on Wednesday recognising Jerusalem as the Isr...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Achieves Significant Air Force Demonstration and Validation Milestone with Successful Hot-Fire Test
Dec 08, 2017 (SPX)
"This hot-fire test successfully demonstrated the increased capabilities of an advanced, controllable solid rocket motor system," said Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO an...
Raytheon to supply Qatar with Patriot missile defense system
Dec 04, 2017 (UPI)
The contract, announced Friday by the Pentagon, has been awarded to Raytheon under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm fixed-price deal, which is a rei...
Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE intercept opens door to full-rate production
Dec 04, 2017 (SPX)
The U.S. Army-led missile defense flight test demonstrated the unique Hit-to-Kill capability of the PAC-3 family of missiles. The test also reconfirmed PAC-3 CR...
Lockheed Martin, Romania sign agreement for PAC-3 MSE missile
Dec 04, 2017 (SPX)
"We're honored to partner with Romania on their efforts to protect and defend their armed forces, citizens and infrastructure," said Scott Arnold, vice presiden...
Raytheon tapped to provide radar system for DDG-127
Dec 04, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday, is worth more than $48.6 million under an undefinitized contract action that modifies the terms of a previous award contract. Almost...
US Patriot missiles may have failed in Saudi Arabia: report
Dec 04, 2017 (AFP)
But in an analysis published Monday by the New York Times, an arms expert and a research team examined photo and video evidence and found that Saudi Arabia may ...
Syria army intercepts Israel missiles near Damascus: state media
Dec 02, 2017 (AFP)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor of the war, said the missiles, presumably Israeli, targeted "positions of the Syrian regime and...
Lockheed, Romania in deal for upgraded Patriot missile systems
Dec 01, 2017 (UPI)
With the formal purchase agreement, announced on Thursday, the former East-bloc nation becomes the third international customer to purchase Lockheed's PAC-3 Mis...
Saudi Arabia intercepts second Yemen missile in a month
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
The missile targeted the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, with authorities reporting no casualties, just hours after the rebels threatened to retaliate ov...
US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now
Nov 29, 2017 (AFP)
North Korea earlier launched a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called a Hwasong 15 and claimed was capable of carrying a "super-l...
SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Missile Warning Satellite ships for January launch
Nov 29, 2017 (SPX)
The Air Force's SBIRS includes a combination of satellites in GEO orbit and hosted payloads in Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO). A robust, new ground control syste...
Israel mounts Iron Dome battery on warship: military
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
Israel Air Force Brigadier General Zvika Haimovitch said the battery fitted to the corvette Lahav underwent a successful "live-fire test" and would be a valuabl...
Russia test-fires new interceptor missile
Nov 27, 2017 (Sputnik)
The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing the modernized missile defense system being tested. During the test conducted at the Sary-Shagan rang...
US Scrambles to Assemble Space-Based Missile Defense System
Nov 20, 2017 (Sputnik)
Lawmakers envision developing a space-based sensor layer to detect incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) as well as an interceptor to neutralize ...
Boeing meets 2017 ballistic missile defense installation goal early
Nov 08, 2017 (UPI)
The Department of Defense set out to increase America's long-range defense ballistic missiles to 44 interceptors by the end of 2017, with Boeing meeting the goa...
Sweden picks US Patriot missile system over European rival
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
The choice is in line with 2015 strategy to avoid "the degradation" of regional security, and boost the country's armed forces operational capacity after years ...
Missile from Yemen intercepted near Riyadh airport
Nov 05, 2017 (AFP)
The missile attack was the first aimed by the Shiite rebels at the heart of the Saudi capital, underscoring the growing threat posed by the raging conflict in Y...
Russia conducts ballistic missile tests
Oct 26, 2017 (AFP)
A "Topol" intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the Plesetsk testing ground in the northwest of the country and three ballistic missiles were launch...
South Korea takes control of THAAD missile defense system
Oct 23, 2017 (UPI)
The transfer of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense site in Seongju was made last week, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday. THAAD is an anti-missile ...
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