Missile Defense
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Missile DefenseDavid’s Sling Anti-Missile System Intercepts Targets in Latest Test Series
The David’s Sling Weapon System, which Israel and the United States are developing to defend the Middle Eastern nation against long-range rockets and short-range ballistic missiles, intercepted “threat-representative targets” during a […]
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InternationalIsraeli Air Force Receives First Arrow-3 Interceptors
The Israeli Air Force has received its first batch of operational Arrow-3 interceptors, according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The Israel Missile Defense Organization, which has been developing the […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Agency Nears Next GMD Intercept Test
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct the next intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system “early this calendar year,” according to an MDA official. “We’re currently […]
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Missile DefenseMissile Defense Agency Scores Second Intercept With Sea Based Terminal System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said its new Sea Based Terminal (SBT) system achieved its second ballistic missile intercept during a Dec. 14 test over the Pacific Ocean. During the […]
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Missile Defense
MDA Delays Picking Potential Eastern Missile Defense Site
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), which was planning to pick a “preferred” missile defense site in the eastern United States by year’s end, has delayed its decision until “next […]
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CyberU.S., South Korea To Study Ways To Counter North Korean Sea Threats
The United States and South Korea have agreed to set up an “integrated research team” to explore specific steps they can take together to counter increasing maritime threats posed by North […]
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InternationalU.S. Needs New Approach To Missile Defense, Expert Says
The United States should shore up its defenses against the growing threat of conventionally armed ballistic and cruise missiles, the head of a Washington, D.C., think-tank said Oct. 11. U.S. […]
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InternationalAMRAAM-ER Missile Destroys Drone In First Test
A new, extended-range version of the Raytheon [RTN] AMRAAM missile (AMRAAM-ER) destroyed a drone target in its first flight test, the company said Oct. 4. The AMRAAM-ER was fired from […]
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ArmyU.S. Homeland Needs Better Cruise Missile Detection, General Says
The United States needs to improve its ability to detect cruise missiles fired at the homeland during a surprise attack from a boat, container ship or person on the ground, a […]
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ArmyLockheed Hopes New THAAD Variant Will Get Go-Ahead Soon
Lockheed Martin [LMT], which has been exploring a potential extended-range version of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system for years, is optimistic that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency […]