Missile Defense News

November 30, 2015

Israeli Navy Scores Successful Intercept Test of Barak-8

Defense News TEL AVIV — The Israel Navy performed its first sea-based operational intercept of the Barak-8 air defense system Wednesday, one

November 24, 2015

Japan Mulls Thaad Missile Defense System Amid North Korea Threat

Bloomberg Business: Japan is considering deployment of the U.S.’s Thaad ballistic missile defense system to counter any potential strike from

November 24, 2015

Defences tightened as £178bn to be spent on Armed Forces in fear of jihadi missile attack

Express: The missiles can be used to deliver payloads from conventional explosives through to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Now

November 24, 2015

Japan’s defense minister meeting military leaders in Hawaii

Military Times: HONOLULU — Japan’s defense minister has arrived in Hawaii to meet senior U.S. military officials this week. Defense Minister Gen

November 24, 2015

Elbit Systems conducts Airbus missile defense trial

Globes: Amid growing concern that terrorists will attempt to shoot down a passenger jet, Israeli defense electronics developer Elbit Systems

November 23, 2015

Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) Begins to Take Shape

Defense Update: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Raytheon have completed the first Program Planning Review on the future

November 23, 2015

Thales sub-contracted for NATO BMD test activities

UPI: PARIS, Nov. 20 (UPI) — Thales is to perform test and integration support activities to help validate NATO’s Ballistic

November 23, 2015

TFT and joint teammates make THAAD missile movement history

DVIDS: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – As members of Task Force Talon, the Guam-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense-centric

November 23, 2015

US Army and Raytheon conduct flight test of PDB-8 configured Patriot system

Army-Technology: The US Army and Raytheon have successfully completed a flight test of the Post-Deployment Build 8 (PDB-8)-configured Patriot integrated

November 20, 2015

SMDC welcomes new Technical Director

US Army: The Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command now has a new Technical Director. Lieutenant General David