MISSILE DEFENSE

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Report recommends cost-effective plan to strengthen US defense against ballistic missile attacks
Sep 13, 2012 (SPX)
To more effectively defend against ballistic missile attacks, the U.S. should concentrate on defense systems that intercept enemy missiles in midcourse and stop...
US vulnerable to long-range missile attack: report
Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)
The United States could be vulnerable to attack from long-range ballistic missiles unless the government overhauls the country's "fragile" missile defense syste...
Israel's Arrow 3 missile to be tested soon
Sep 04, 2012 (UPI)
After nearly year's delay, Israel's Arrow 3 anti-missile is to be tested soon. The Arrow 3 is a joint development project funded and produced by Israel and the ...
PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile Target During Test
Aug 31, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile successfully destroyed a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in an Operational Test cond...
US looks at new early-warning radar for Japan: officials
Aug 23, 2012 (AFP)
US and Japanese officials are considering deploying a new US early-warning radar to Japan to help counter possible missile threats from North Korea, officials s...
Lockheed Martin Receives Contract To Produce THAAD Weapon System Equipment For The US Army
Aug 17, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $150 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to produce Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon Sys...
Israel wraps up national SMS missile alert test
Aug 16, 2012 (AFP)
Israel on Thursday wound up nationwide testing of an SMS warning system against missile attack, sending texts to mobile phones in Jerusalem and other parts of t...
STSS Demonstration Satellites Participate in Test of Next-Gen Aegis BMD Weapon System
Aug 15, 2012 (SPX)
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites participated in a test of the next generation of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense ...
MEADS Multifunction Fire Control Radar Finishes Integration and Test Events At Italian Test Range
Aug 15, 2012 (SPX)
The first Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Multifunction Fire Control Radar (MFCR) has been integrated with a MEADS battle manager and launcher at Pra...
Komorowski says Poland should have own missile shield
Aug 15, 2012 (AFP)
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday that Poland should set up its own missile shield to defend its territory as part of the wider NATO project....
Israel military tests SMS system
Aug 13, 2012 (UPI)
The Israeli military's Home Front Command is testing a Short Message Service system this week. The SMS system is designed to warn the Israeli population against...
Rafael key to blocking Hezbollah missiles
Aug 07, 2012 (UPI)
Amid a welter of reports about how Israel is upgrading its defenses to counter long-range Iranian missiles, military commanders say the gravest threat comes fro...
Israel boosts missile defense with Arrow-2
Aug 06, 2012 (UPI)
Israel's air force is expected to take delivery of advanced Arrow-2 missiles interceptors, capable of greater killing power against Iranian and Syrian ballistic...
U.S. Patriot deal to boost Kuwait defenses
Jul 27, 2012 (UPI)
U.S. plans to sell Kuwait 60 Raytheon Patriot PAC-3 air-defense missiles for $4.2 billion are part of a major effort to boost the military capabilities of Washi...
US plans $4.2 bn Patriot missile sale to Kuwait
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
The Pentagon said Wednesday it planned to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait in a deal worth an estimated $4.2 billion, as the emirate tries to bolster its defe...
Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For PAC-3 MSE Production
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin received a $68.9 million contract to prepare the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile production line for the introduction of the Missi...
US building missile defense station in Qatar: report
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The site will be part of a sys...
Raytheon reveals new missile defense system architectural analysis capability
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has introduced a new missile defense system architectural analysis tool designed to help identify the best ways to leverage current NATO assets in supp...
Raytheon awarded $636 million for Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has been awarded a $636 million development and sustainment contract to provide the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle to The Boeing Company, which is the pri...
Israel-U.S. drill will boost missile plans
Jul 02, 2012 (UPI)
The upcoming U.S.-Israeli missile defense exercise Austere Challenge 12 to be held in the Jewish state is designed to accelerate integration of their missile sy...
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