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South Korea flexes missile power after North test
Feb 14, 2013 (AFP)
Two days after North Korea's nuclear test, South Korea signalled Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable of a precision strike on members of Pyo...
S. Korea to step up missile defence after North test
Feb 13, 2013 (AFP)
South Korea said Wednesday it would accelerate the development of longer-range ballistic missiles that could cover the whole of North Korea in response to a thi...
Israel showcases Iron Dome for Indians
Feb 11, 2013 (UPI)
For the first time, Israel has put its rocket-killing Iron Dome air defense system, plus the Stunner interceptor used by the David's Sling system, on display ou...
Israel to help India develop missile defense shield
Feb 07, 2013 (UPI)
Israel will collaborate with India, one of its key arms customers, to develop an integrated missile-defense system intended primarily to counter Chinese nuclear...
Israeli leaders step up warnings of growing missile threat
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
Amid reports of an Israeli airstrike on advanced Russian-built S-300 air-defense missiles in the Syrian port of Latakia, military chiefs and missile specialists...
Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Completes GMD Flight Test
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing, working with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates, has returned the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system to testing with a succ...
NGC Fire Control Play Key Role in Missile Defense Test
Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman's command launch equipment (CLE) software effectively launched the ground-based interceptor in this week's flight test of the U.S. Missile Defe...
Missile defense EEKV shows value
Jan 28, 2013 (UPI)
Raytheon's new enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle demonstrated its capability in a recent non-intercept homeland missile defense test. In the test Saturday, t...
First Patriot missiles 'operational' on Turkey-Syria border
Jan 26, 2013 (AFP)
The first of six batteries of Patriot missiles deployed in Turkey to protect against a spillover of the conflict in neighbouring Syria became operational on Sat...
NATO Patriot missiles operational in Turkey at weekend
Jan 23, 2013 (AFP)
NATO Patriot missiles deployed in Turkey to protect against a spillover of the conflict in neighbouring Syria will be operational this weekend, a senior NATO of...
Protest in Ankara against Patriot missile deployment
Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)
A group of around 150 people gathered in front of the German embassy in Ankara on Tuesday, protesting against the deployment of Patriot missiles near the Syrian...
Israel upgrades missile-killer Iron Dome
Jan 22, 2013 (UPI)
Israel's Defense Ministry is testing an upgraded version of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' combat-tested Iron Dome counter-rocket system that will have "impro...
German, Dutch Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey: NATO
Jan 21, 2013 (AFP)
Four batteries of Patriot missiles arrived in Turkey on Monday as part of a NATO mission to protect the Turkish border from any spillover of the conflict in nei...
Israel to start Arrow 3 production although key test still to come
Jan 21, 2013 (UPI)
The Defense Ministry and Israel Aerospace Industries are so confident the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system will be able to destroy hostile missiles in spac...
Raytheon supports 40 years of Fleet defense through AEGIS system development
Jan 16, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon is observing a significant program milestone, its 40th year as the U.S. Navy's provider of AN/SPY-1 radar transmitters and MK99 Fire Control Systems fo...
Turkey Patriot missiles operational by Feb: NATO
Jan 14, 2013 (AFP)
The Patriot missile system being deployed to help protect Turkey from any spillover of the conflict in neighbouring Syria should be operational by early Februar...
Lockheed Martin Receives Contract for Production of PAC-3 Missiles
Jan 14, 2013 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin received a contract totaling $755 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-p...
Israel's Rafael and Raytheon to co-produce Iron Dome
Jan 14, 2013 (UPI)
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel's second-largest state-owned defense company, is reported ready to start co-producing its Iron Dome anti-missile defense...
Russia to add 3 new anti-missile radars
Jan 08, 2013 (UPI)
Russia will build three new Voronezh class radar stations in 2013 to improve its missile defense capabilities, a military official said this week. Col. Alexei Z...
Dutch Patriot missiles head for Turkey's Syria border
Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)
The Netherlands' Patriot missile batteries on Monday began their journey to fellow NATO member Turkey where they are to defend civilians near the border from a ...
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