Missile Defense News

February 4, 2016

Pentagon Budget Requests $2B for Tomahawks, $2.9B for SM-6

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s budget submission will contain a request for $2 billion spread over the next five years

February 4, 2016

The Pentagon Wants to Use Big Guns to Shoot Down Big Missiles

Popular Mechanics: In his speech yesterday on the 2017 Defense Budget, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter  mentioned a second, previously

February 3, 2016

Carter Previews FY2017 Defense Budget Request

US Department of Defense: Addressing diverse global challenges requires new thinking, new postures in some regions and new and enhanced

February 3, 2016

US Patriot Missile Defense System Upgrade to Counter Deadlier Enemy Threats

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The new version will match future threats, the release maintained. “Air and missile defense is about to get better,”

February 3, 2016

Raytheon’s GaN-based AESA Patriot air & missile defense radar completes key milestones

Semiconductor Today: Raytheon Company of Waltham, MA, USA recently completed a series of company-funded milestones to upgrade the combat-proven Patriot

February 2, 2016

Russia’s Cutting-Edge S-500 Missile System to Begin Tests This Year

Sputnik News: The first prototypes of the next-generation S-500 air defense system will reach completion and begin its pre-tests in 2016.

February 2, 2016

NATO to boost defense presence in Turkey after Russian violation

Daily Sabah: According to statements a NATO official gave to Daily Sabah on Monday, NATO is in the process of

February 2, 2016

Raytheon Secures $213M FMS Contract for Patriot Program

Zacks: Raytheon Company (RTN – Analyst Report) won a $212.7 million foreign military sales (“FMS”) contract from the U.S. Army

February 1, 2016

THAAD deployment up to ‘alliance decision’: U.S. Pacific commander

Korea Herald: Whether to deploy the U.S. THAAD missile defense system to South Korea to better defend against the North

February 1, 2016

More U.S. missile defense improvements to be tested this year

Boeing Co said on Friday it would test additional improvements to its ground-based U.S. missile defense system later this year