The news site for the missile defense industry. Missile Defense is a defense system intended to protect the U.S. from intercontinental ballistic missiles fired by rogue states.
"...The Agency plans to resume flight experiments beginning with tests of the software repair on September 13 leading to a lethal shootdown experiment involving a solid-fuel target missile by the end of this month. A mid-October experiment is in the planning stages that will involve lasing a solid-fuel missile at three times the range of last February’s successful destruction of a liquid-fuel missile. ..."
Reference: www.mda.mil ."...military says the missile blasted off at 3:03 a.m. Friday, and its single re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a target ..."
Reference: www.airforcetimes.com ."...Neither the missile nor any missile launch mechanisms at Vandenberg are the cause of the delay, officials said..."
Reference: www.keyt.com .
"...Some will see the plan for a new missile shield as a tacit admission that America has rejected the risky option of launching air attacks on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, and given up hopes of deterring Iran from building a bomb..."
Reference: www.telegraph.co.uk ."...Lockheed Martin, as the MDA’s prime contractor for Targets and Countermeasures, will deliver targets from Courtland to ranges around the globe to test Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Aegis, Ground-based Midcourse, Airborne Laser, sensors and other Ballistic Missile Defense System elements – demonstrating both element- and system-level capabilities against current and future threats to the U.S., friends, allies and troops abroad. ..."
Reference: www.lockheedmartin.com ."...according to the report, including the possible "development of a nuclear payload for a missile."
The report estimates that Iran has accumulated about 2.8 tons of low-enriched uranium..."
"...west of Miran Shah town, a hub for local and international militants in the North Waziristan region...."
Reference: www.todayonline.com .
"...part of a layered US ballistic missile defense that includes bigger, more powerful ground-based interceptors in California and Alaska...."
Reference: www.staradvertiser.com ."...Taiwan will deploy a new missile defence system by 2015 to protect bases from any attack by rival China, an official said on Wednesday, a sign that military distrust still runs deep despite a thaw in trade ties...."
Reference: reuters.com ."...Test launches of the Bulava missile were put on hold last year after a series of failed launches..."
Reference: www.voanews.com .
"...particularly concerned over a deal to supply Syria with advanced supersonic P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles that would pose a serious threat to Israel Navy ships if transferred to Hizbullah. ..."
Reference: www.jpost.com .
"...Lockheed Martin integrates and continues to launch legacy target missiles
for a portion of the MDA’s tests while developing the next-generation of targets –
Launch Vehicle-2 (LV-2). LV-2 is an intermediate to long range target that will
replace one-of-a-kind legacy targets...."
"...A top Pentagon official has said he is withholding a contract from Lockheed Martin Corp. over concerns about reliability problems with a missile interceptor..."
Reference: wsj.com ."...shoulder-fire missile launcher and a duffel bag loaded with fake explosives,..."
Reference: www.policeone.com .
"...a plot involving the other men to blow up two synagogues in the Bronx with remote-control bombs. They also wanted to use surface-to-air missiles to shoot down planes at the Air National Guard base in Newburgh...."
Reference: www.google.com ."...The prime area of focus for Lockheed Martin will be to provide engineering work on the Aegis missile-defense complex through its systems and sensors business. Additionally, the company will also be providing initial maintenance and support services...."
Reference: www.zacks.com .
"...Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said the third generation of the Fateh-110, which means "conqueror" in Farsi and Arabic, is equipped with a high accuracy guidance control system. He said the solid-fuel missile was..."
Reference: www.google.com ."...The Seraj-1 is a rapid-assault vessel that can operate in stormy weather, while the Zolfaqar can travel at 82 miles per hour and is equipped with the Nasr missile to strike enemy ships, Vahidi said, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency. Both speedboats will “significantly boost the Iranian navy’s defense capability,” he said...."
Reference: www.bloomberg.com .
"...There is some fear that Iran is moving people and weaponry into position through Latin America, with the (often vocal) support of the Venezuelan government, in order to strike against the U.S. and American interests in the case of an attack on their nuclear facilities by Israel or the U.S...."
Reference: chattahbox.com ."...It will be the first human-like robot to become a permanent resident at the space station. The robot even has its own Twitter account (@AstroRobonaut) where its human handlers are posting updates for the automaton's mission. ..."
Reference: www.msnbc.msn.com .
"...Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Orlando missiles operation and teammate Raytheon Co. have landed a $309 million Army contract ..."
Reference: orlandosentinel.com ."...Until now, the carrier has been virtually invincible. Short of a nuclear hit, the American Supercarrier could not be sunk – until now.
The Chinese have built, tested and are on schedule to deploy next year a missile designed to kill an American carrier. ..."
"...Israeli officials opposed the deal, concerned that it could help undermine their military advantage in the region. Israel is not expected to challenge the sale by lobbying Congress. The Obama administration is expected to formally notify Congress of the plan to sell the planes..."
Reference: www.dailyfinance.com .
"...China is developing an unprecedented new missile that is designed to be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier from a distance of more than 900 miles, sources say...."
Reference: www.foxnews.com .
"...Signing for the State of Israel was Rear Admiral Ophir Shoham, Director of Defense Research and Development. The United States signatory was Army Lieutenant General Patrick J. O’Reilly, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
The agreement continues the long and accomplished history of cooperation between the State of Israel and the United States in the area of missile defense technology...."
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