Missile Defense News

December 23, 2015

Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul

Reuters: KABUL (Reuters) – Three rockets hit an area of the Afghan capital Kabul that contains many foreign embassies and

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

India Wants Russian S-400 Missile Defense System, But Moscow Lukewarm On Deal Amid T-50 Stealth Fighter Joint Venture Talks

International Business Times: The Indian government is attempting to buy five Russian-built S-400 missile defense systems in a $4.5 billion deal,

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 18, 2015

Ballistic Missiles Fired at Saudi Arabia From Yemen

Sputnik News: MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Al Arabiya, one missile was intercepted in Yemeni airspace, while the other landed in the desert east

December 18, 2015

India Clears Purchase of S-400 AD System For $4.5 Billion

Defense News: NEW DELHI — India has cleared the purchase of five units of Russian-made S-400 Triumf (AD) advanced Air Defence

December 17, 2015

U.S. to say Romania missile defense site ‘technically’ ready – sources

Reuters The U.S. and Romanian governments are expected to announce on Friday completion of a new missile defense site south

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

December 17, 2015

Omnibus ‘16: Land-Based Missile Procurement Gets Plus Up

Defense News: Congress is increasing land-based missile procurement dollars as part of its $573 billion fiscal 2016 defense spending package released

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