Missile Defense News

December 31, 2015

US, Romania complete construction on missile defense complex

U.S. Army: BUCHAREST, Romania (Dec. 29, 2015) — U.S. and Romanian officials inaugurated the new Aegis Ashore Phase II radar

December 28, 2015

Spain To Stay With Patriots in Turkey; Italy Could Deploy Samp/T Missiles

Defense News: MADRID — Spain will stay in Turkish soil with its Patriot air and anti-missile defense system despite the

December 28, 2015

Israel Ousts Missile Defense Chief For Security Breach

International Business Times: Israel’s missile defense director has been fired for a “grave breach of information security,” the Defense Ministry said

December 27, 2015

Saudi forces shoot down missile off Najran

Arab News: JEDDAH: Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a Scud missile fired from Sanaa Saturday night, the Arab Coalition fighting

December 23, 2015

Germany Pulls Patriot Systems From Turkey

Defense News: ANKARA, Turkey — After a three-year deployment, Germany has withdrawn its Patriot air and anti-missile defense systems from

December 23, 2015

Raytheon Awarded $2.3B Missile Defense Agency Contract

Product Design and Development: Raytheon Missile Systems will be given a $2.3 billion modification to a Missile Defense Agency contract

December 23, 2015

General Atomics Plans 150kW Laser Tests; Eye On AC-130, Avenger

Breaking Defense: General Atomics, whose MQ-1 Predator changed the world, is to start testing another potentially revolutionary weapon next month:

December 22, 2015

Israel completes final test of missile defense system amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah

U.S. News: JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Monday it had successfully completed the final test of a joint U.S.-Israeli missile

December 20, 2015

NATO activates missile defense base in Romania; Russia objects

Washington Times: On Friday, NATO activated its first land-based AEGIS missile defense system at Deveselu, a former Soviet base in

December 17, 2015

Aegis Ashore Site To Reach ‘Technical Capability Declaration’ This Week, But Not Operational Until Early 2016

USNI News: U.S. and Romanian officials will make a “Technical Capability Declaration” for the first Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense