Missile Defense News

March 2, 2016

Israel begins installing defense against mid-range rockets

Associated Press: JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it has begun delivering its new mid-range missile defense system to air

March 1, 2016

UN Security Council to Vote on New North Korea Sanctions

Voice of America: The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would impose new

March 1, 2016

IAF takes possession of David’s Sling missile defense system

The Jerusalem Post: The Defense Ministry and US Missile Defense Agency began handing over control of the David’s Sling air

March 1, 2016

U.S. May Field Railgun on Zumwalt Destroyer

The Diplomat: The Navy’s newest futuristic weapon, the railgun, a weapons system that utilizes a combination of electric and magnetic

March 1, 2016

Zarif: Iran will continue to develop missile program

The Jerusalem Post: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif signaled that warming relations with the West after the nuclear deal

March 1, 2016

Confusion over Turkey’s missile defense system

Turkish Weekly: In 2013, Turkey selected, over European and U.S. rivals, a Chinese contender for the construction of its first

February 29, 2016

First exercise with new Iskander-M missile systems begins in Siberia

TASS – Russian News Agency: MOSCOW, February 29. /TASS/. The missile formation of Russia’s Eastern Military District in the Republic

February 29, 2016

GaN-Based Patriot Prototype Preps For Public Debut

Defense News: ANDOVER, Mass. — Raytheon’s bet on a new radar for its Patriot air and missile defense system is now fully functional

February 29, 2016

U.S. officials, touring missile defense site, voice concern about North Korea

Reuters: Senior U.S. defense officials voiced concern about North Korea’s nuclear ambitions on Friday as they toured American missile defense

February 29, 2016

Russia Boosts Its Missile Defense Capabilities

Sputnik News: According to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper, the mainstay of this global defense system will be formed of the third generation Voronezh-type

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