Missile Defense News

March 31, 2017

Navy upgrades E-2D Advanced Hawkeye radar

Defense Systems: The Navy is working with industry to procure next generation software for its latest E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance

March 31, 2017

Navy Successfully Conducts First SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar BMD Test

Seapower Magazine: The U.S. Navy successfully conducted a flight test March 15 with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar

March 31, 2017

US Missile Defense Agency aims for high-power laser tests in 2021

IHS Jane’s 360: The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is eyeing two possible laser solutions for boost phase missile intercepts

March 31, 2017

Poland expects to ink $7.6 billion deal for Patriot systems by end-2017

Reuters: Poland expects to sign a deal worth up to $7.6 billion with U.S. firm Raytheon to buy eight Patriot

March 30, 2017

US Navy to christen first Flight IIA Technology Insertion destroyer

Navaltoday.com: The U.S. Navy announced it would christen its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), on

March 30, 2017

Navy, MDA Experimenting With Laser Prototypes For Surface Warfare, Ballistic Missile Defense

USNI: The Navy and Missile Defense Agency are leveraging prototyping programs to incrementally pursue complex ideas such as a laser

March 29, 2017

Australia modernizes Anzac-class frigate

United Press International: The final Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy getting missile defense and other upgrades is back

March 29, 2017

Israel Navy’s Sa’ar 6 Corvettes To Be Equipped With Additional Iron Dome Missile System

Defense World: The Israeli Navy has considered to include more “Iron Dome” missile launchers on its Sa’ar 6 missile ships

March 29, 2017

Lockheed Martin Wins $286M Worth Contracts For US, UAE THAAD Missile System

Defenseworld.net: Lockheed Martin has been awarded two contracts worth $286 million from the US Missile Defense Agency for THAAD missile

March 28, 2017

North Korea strikes would be blocked, U.S. State Department says

UPI: Any North Korea attack would be blocked from striking targets, the U.S. State Department said Monday. Spokeswoman for the