MISSILE DEFENSE

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NGC Completes Air and Missile Defense Radar Technology Demonstration
Nov 28, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed its technology demonstration contract for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) by achieving both con...
NATO surveys possible missile sites in Turkey: report
Nov 28, 2012 (AFP)
NATO experts on Wednesday began a survey of sites that would serve as suitable locations for the deployment of Patriot missiles along Turkey's border with its w...
Missile wars: Israel's race against time
Nov 27, 2012 (UPI)
A senior Israeli official says the new David's Sling anti-missile system should be operational within three years but this month's battle against Palestinian ro...
Israel tests new weapon, but gap remains
Nov 26, 2012 (UPI)
Israel says it has successfully tested its mid-range David's Sling anti-missile system, a major step toward completing a planned four-tier defense shield but it...
Israel reports success in new missile defence test
Nov 25, 2012 (AFP)
Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David's Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon's development, the ...
Russia warns Turkey against deploying Patriot missiles
Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)
Russia on Thursday warned Turkey against deploying surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect its troubled border with Syria, saying it should instead use its i...
NATO to consider Turkey request for Patriots 'without delay'
Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)
NATO will consider "without delay" a request from member Turkey for a deployment of surface-to-air Patriot missiles to protect its troubled border with Syria, A...
Turkey says will seek NATO Patriot missiles as soon as possible
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that NATO member Ankara would formally ask the alliance for Patriot missiles to protect its border with...
Patriot performs flawlessly in Japan test firings
Nov 20, 2012 (SPX)
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) continued its track record of successfully test firing Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Patriot Air and Missile Defense S...
Israel's Iron Dome blocks Gaza barrage
Nov 19, 2012 (UPI)
Israel's Iron Dome counter-rocket system has been a critical factor in blocking a massive missile onslaught from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Many Israelis see i...
Iron Dome intercepts two rockets over Tel Aviv: police
Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)
Israel's vaunted Iron Dome anti-missile system on Sunday shot down two rockets over Tel Aviv as sirens wailed across the city, in the fourth such interception i...
Israel's Iron Dome plays growing role in Gaza conflict
Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)
Iron Dome, Israel's much vaunted anti-missile defence system, is playing an increasingly important role in the growing confrontation between the Jewish state an...
New Israeli anti-missile system gets ready
Nov 16, 2012 (UPI)
While Israeli forces battle a growing Palestinian missile onslaught from the Gaza Strip, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is getting ready to field test its newe...
Lockheed Martin Continues To Supporting US Air Defense, Missile Warning and Space Defense Missions
Nov 15, 2012 (SPX)
The Air Defense, Missile Warning, and Space Defense systems that support the missions of North American Aerospace Defense, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Strat...
US, Israel wrap up major joint missile drill
Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)
Israeli and US troops have wrapped up a major missile defence exercise hailed as their largest-ever joint aerial military operation, the Israeli military said o...
Rafael upgrades Iron Dome amid new barrage
Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)
Amid a renewed bombardment by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, Israel's air force has upgraded its Iron Dome counter-rocket system to give it a stronger...
Turkey discusses Patriot deployment with NATO
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
Turkey said Wednesday it is in talks with NATO over the possible deployment of Patriot missiles on its soil amid the escalating conflict in neighbouring Syria, ...
Qatar, UAE request $7.6 bn in missile defense: US
Nov 06, 2012 (AFP)
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have asked to buy more than $7.6 billion in US missile defense technology, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The orders for the Lock...
Israel 'success' in new missile defence test
Nov 04, 2012 (AFP)
The Israeli air force has successfully tested an upgraded version of its "Iron Dome" missile defence system, the defence ministry said on Sunday. "This test con...
Russia's space forces launch missile shield rocket
Oct 30, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russian Aerospace Defense forces have successfully launched a short-range missile as part of the country's missile shield test, Space Forces spokesman Colonel A...
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