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US cites its nuclear capabilities in defense against N.Korea
Sep 04, 2017 (AFP)
The two leaders condemned "North Korea's continued destabilizing and provocative actions," reaffirmed their "ironclad" mutual defense commitments, and pledged t...
S.Korea, US to deploy more anti-missile defences: Seoul
Sep 04, 2017 (AFP)
Two launchers of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system are already operational, but public concern about the possible environmental impact of t...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Providing Propulsion System Support to Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program
Sep 01, 2017 (SPX)
The GBSD program aims to develop a replacement for the current Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system that was first deployed in the 197...
Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
Aug 30, 2017 (SPX)
This exercise marked the seventh successful intercept test of the Aegis Baseline 9.1 (BMD 5.0CU) Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) tracking and engagement capabil...
US shoots down missile in test off Hawaii coast
Aug 30, 2017 (AFP)
The test was performed by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Navy from the USS John Paul Jones, a guided-missile destroyer, just one day after North...
US military to install radar in Pacific's Palau
Aug 24, 2017 (AFP)
In a joint statement, the US Defense Department and the Palau government said they were working to finalise the location of radar towers on the archipelago nati...
Japan deploys missile defence over N. Korea threat to Guam
Aug 12, 2017 (AFP)
Regional tensions are mounting as Washington and Pyongyang ratchet up their war of words, with President Donald Trump warning Pyongyang would "truly regret" any...
Jacobs Technology awarded $4.6B contract for missile defense services
Aug 09, 2017 (UPI)
The services will go toward the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and communications and informations technology for MDA. The work will primaril...
US successfully tests missile intercept system
Jul 30, 2017 (AFP)
In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft flying over the Pacific and a THAAD un...
S. Korea speeds up US missile defence over North's missile test
Jul 29, 2017 (AFP)
The US military will also roll out "strategic assets" to the South following the North's missile test late Friday, Song Young-Moo said. Parts of the THAAD defen...
Yemeni rebel missile shot down near Mecca: Arab coalition
Jul 28, 2017 (AFP)
The missile was intercepted 69 kilometres (43 miles) south of the city in western Saudi Arabia, the coalition said in a statement, calling it "a desperate attem...
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ralph Johnson completes builders trials
Jul 27, 2017 (UPI)
The Johnson underwent basic testing of its main propulsion, controls, and other ships systems in the Gulf out of Pascagoula, Miss. It is expected to be home-por...
US to test anti-missile system in Alaska
Jul 24, 2017 (AFP)
Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said a routine test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system had been scheduled to go ahead "soon." ...
Lockheed awarded $130.3 million contract for Patriot missile foreign sales
Jul 17, 2017 (UPI)
The contract will provide for 35 missile segment enhancements, 100 launcher modifications kits, parts, software, and missile round trainers. Recipients of the s...
US conducts successful missile intercept test amid NKorea tensions
Jul 11, 2017 (AFP)
The test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system saw a ballistic missile target air-launched from an Air Force C-17 over the Pacific Ocean nor...
San Diego 'likely' in range of N.Korea ICBM in 2 years: US monitor
Jul 11, 2017 (AFP)
The isolated, nuclear-armed state's first successful ICBM test was described by leader Kim Jong-Un as a gift to "American bastards". The Hwasong-14 missile is c...
US set to approve $4bn Patriot missile sale to Romania
Jul 11, 2017 (AFP)
"The State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Romania for Patriot air defense systems, related support and equipm...
US deploys Patriots in Lithuania for NATO war games
Jul 11, 2017 (AFP)
The deployment "reflects the firm engagement of the United States to ensure Lithuania's security and its readiness to send strategic capability to the region," ...
Lockheed Martin receives contract for Australian AEGIS systems
Jul 11, 2017 (UPI)
The $41.8 million contract falls under foreign military sales. Work will primarily take place in Moorestown, N.J., and several other sites in the United States ...
Could America shield Alaska from a N.Korean missile?
Jul 06, 2017 (AFP)
On Tuesday the northwestern US state awoke to the news that Pyongyang had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which -- though it came crashing down...
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