Missile Defense News

January 3, 2017

Pentagon to Accelerate Rail Gun Projectile Weapon – Fires From Army Howitzer

Scout Warrior: The Navy is accelerating developmental testing of its high-tech, long-range Electro-Magnetic Rail Gun Hyper Velocity Projectile — such

December 30, 2016

Saudi, UAE, Qatar among countries getting Patriot upgrade

Al Arabiya News: The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.45

December 30, 2016

MBDA submits proposal for TLVS development in Germany

UPI: MBDA Missile Systems’ German subsidiary submitted its proposal for the development of TLVS, the planned follow-up to the MEADS

December 30, 2016

94th Army Air and Missile Command Year in Review

USPACOM: The 94th Army Air and Missile Command continues to provide joint and combined theater air and missile defense in

December 29, 2016

Lockheed awarded $29.5 million contract to make Patriot missiles for Qatar

UPI: Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor, has been awarded a $29.5 million contract modification to make Patriot Advanced Capability

December 29, 2016

USN’s first Flight IIA restart destroyer completes acceptance trials

IHS Jane’s 360: The US Navy’s (USN’s) future Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115)

December 29, 2016

Raytheon Secures $600M Intl Patriot Missile Defense System Upgrade Contract

GovConWire: has received a contract worth approximately $600 million to update the Patriot integrated air and missile defense system of an

December 26, 2016

Air Defense Artillery chief followed unusual path for career

The Washington Times: Brig. Gen. Randy McIntire, commandant of the Air Defense Artillery (ADA) School and chief of the ADA

December 26, 2016

Lockheed Martin receives $1.4 billion for Patriot missile sales

UPI: Lockheed Martin has received a $1.4 billion foreign military sales contract for Patriot advanced capability production. The contract supports

December 26, 2016

Azerbaijan Successfully Test-fires Israeli-Produced Barak-8 Missile System

Jewish Press: The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have successfully test-fired the newly developed Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile, according to a