Missile Defense News

November 13, 2018

Decades after ‘Star Wars,’ Pentagon looks back to the future on missile defense

Washington Post: More than three decades ago, Michael D. Griffin was at the center of the military’s “Star Wars” initiative,

November 9, 2018

Raytheon Gets $73M Modification on Missile Guidance Electronics Tech Contract

Executive Biz: Raytheon has received a $72.8M contract modification to perform integration, test and qualification work on an updated guidance electronics unit for

November 9, 2018

Avenger and Sentinel Advanced Gunnery validates SHORAD capabilities on the Korean Peninsula

DVIDS: The “Silent Archers” of Echo Battery, 6-52 Air and Missile Defense Battalion, attached to 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Defense

November 8, 2018

DARPA seeks to counter enemy hypersonic threats

Military Aerospace: ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are kicking off a project to develop enabling technologies to counter the

November 7, 2018

Don’t dumb down this US Army radar

Defense News: Press reports and statements from U.S. Army leadership suggest that omnidirectional capability for the Lower Tier Air and

November 6, 2018

BAE to receive $45.9M for Mk 41 Vertical Launch System engineering

UPI: Nov. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments $45.9 million for mechanical design

November 6, 2018

RAN’s HMAS Hobart tests communications capability with USS John Finn

Naval Technology: The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has tested communications capabilities with the US

November 5, 2018

U.S. approves key step toward German missile defense deal

Reuters: BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. government has approved integration of the U.S. Patriot PAC-3 MSE missile into a next-generation

November 2, 2018

Coalition intercepts, destroys Houthi missile launched toward Saudi’s Najran

Al Arabiya News: The Arab coalition air defense intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched toward Najran in Saudi

November 2, 2018

Romania to procure three additional Patriot Air and Missile Defense systems

Business Review: The Romanian government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army and transferred funding to the US government