Missile Defense News

January 16, 2018

Raytheon Unit Wins $642M Deal for Ballistic Missile Test

Yahoo Finance: Raytheon Company’s RTN Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business segment recently secured a contract worth $641.6 million to perform

January 12, 2018

Saudi Arabia air defense units intercept ballistic missile fired by Houthi militia on Najran

Arab News: Royal Saudi Arabia Air Defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern province of Najran, bordering Yemen,

January 12, 2018

German air-defense frigate ‘Hessen’ deploying to US for drills with US carrier strike group

Naval Today: German Navy’s F124 air-defense frigate FGS Hessen will be joining a US Navy aircraft carrier strike group off

January 11, 2018

Lockheed Enhances Capability of Its Aegis Missile-Defense System

US News: Lockheed Martin Corp said on Thursday it had connected key components of its new long-range discrimination radar (LRDR)

January 11, 2018

Japan Deploys New Missile Interception System on Aegis Destroyers – Reports

Sputnik News: TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japan will use a new missile interception system on its two destroyers, equipped with US

January 11, 2018

Turkey Buys from Russia; Also Mulls European Missile Systems

AIN Online: Turkey continues to pursue a very political, twin-track approach to modernizing its ground-based long-range air defenses. At the

January 11, 2018

Vice President Pence to tour Alaska missile defense sites

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: FAIRBANKS – Vice President Mike Pence plans to stop in Alaska as part of a trip next

January 10, 2018

Israel cancels second missile defense test in a month

ABC News: Israel has called off a test of an advanced missile defense system, citing a communications malfunction. The Defense

January 10, 2018

Trump admin approves $133 million anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan

CNN: Washington (CNN)The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it has approved the potential sale of SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles

January 9, 2018

Lockheed to support AEGIS missile system on USS Stout

UPI: Jan. 8 (UPI) — Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the AEGIS Ballistic Missile