Weapons

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Lockheed Martin [LMT] is examining new air and missile defense systems like launching a Patriot PAC-3 MSE from sea and air platforms and miniature missiles for more […]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. ballistic missile defense forces are capable today of defending against North Korean ballistic missile threats but are still developing future capabilities for future threats, the […]

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted the 15th successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system intercept test, this time against a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, the agency said […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday its Integrated Test Force Teams are successfully completing the requirements of the F-35 program’s System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase. In recent months the company […]

A U.S. Coast Guard notice indicated another Alaska-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense test is set to occur this weekend. The Coast Guard’s most recent weekly notice […]

The Defense Department conducted the first successful intercept by the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) target, the Missile Defense […]

A new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile intercept test conducted off the coast of Hawaii failed, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last Wednesday. The Wednesday test, called Standard […]

The South Korean defense ministry will begin a full environmental impact assessment of the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, delaying the deployment […]

The Missile Defense Agency awarded Boeing [BA] a $1 billion undefinitized modification to a contract procuring Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) development, the Defense Department announced Monday. The RKV is intended […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–An upgraded version of the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that prime contractor Boeing [BA] is pitching to the service would be ready for delivery in the early […]