Airborne laser fails 2nd shootdown test in row

Airborne laser fails 2nd shootdown test in row

"...A converted Boeing Co 747 equipped with a powerful laser failed to shoot down a mock enemy ballistic missile, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday, the system's second botched flight test in a row...."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

Conviction in New York Synagogues Missile Plot

Four Men Convicted in Plot to Bomb New York Synagogues

"...Two fake heat-seeking Stinger missiles were also found in their car. Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought they were armed with real missiles..."

Reference: www.wnyc.org .

China says 'honest' in upholding sanctions on Iran

China says 'honest' in upholding sanctions on Iran

"...the U.S. has asked Beijing to do more to stop Chinese companies from providing assistance and expertise to Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons and more powerful missiles. ..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Taiwan Says China Increased Missiles Targeting It

Taiwan Says China Increased Missiles Targeting It

"...the enhanced missile stockpile could be capable of devastating 90 per cent of the the self-ruled island's key assets, according to a report published by the Defense Ministry's naval studies journal in July...."

Reference: www.rttnews.com .

Chase ends at Green River Missile Base

High speed chase near Green River

"...The vehicle traveled through Green River then went south of I-70 onto the old missile base. The suspect drove the vehicle through a locked gate of the missile base and stopped approximately 500 yards from the base. The suspect exited the vehicle with a handgun and took cover behind his vehicle ..."

Reference: www.ecprogress.com .

Pentagon Shooting Update

CSI Pentagon: How Did Two Bullets Graze the Most Secure Building in America?

"...“there may be other bullet strikes on the building as well” and says the investigation is still underway...."

Reference: time.com .

Utah's Green River Complex called 'New Area 51'

Utah's Green River Complex called 'New Area 51'

"...Officially called the Utah Launch Complex, the 3,650 acre site in the bare hills north of Moab, was established in 1961 as a launch point for test missiles bound for the Army's 4,000 square-mile White Sands Missile Range, in New Mexico. The site has been in "caretaker status" since the last launch in 1974..."

Reference: www.abovetopsecret.com .

Pentagon Shooting

Shots hit Pentagon; temporary lockdown

"...A sweep of the area and facility found that some shots had hit the building, Marine Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman said. He didn't know how many or from what kind of weapon. ..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

'U.S. believes Chinese companies are helping Iran develop nukes'

'U.S. believes Chinese companies are helping Iran develop nukes'

"... believes that several Chinese companies are violating United Nations sanctions and providing Iran with assistance in improving its missile technology and developing nuclear weapons..."

Reference: www.haaretz.com .

Work is continuing on new headquarters for the Missile Defense Agency

Steve Raby's "zero funding" ad draws ire of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions

"...While construction money will apparently dry up next year, Redstone spokeswoman Kim Henry said the arsenal has received $440 million since 2007 for BRAC-related building projects. Work is continuing on new headquarters for the Missile Defense Agency and Army Materiel Command, now based at Fort Belvoir in northern Virginia...."

Reference: blog.al.com .

Lockheed Martin Unit Named One of America's Safest Companies

Lockheed Martin Unit Named One of America's Safest Companies

"...Since 2008, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded 75 environmental, safety and health honors, including 50 safety-specific awards from..."

Reference: pr-usa.net .

California Missile Smuggler Convicted

SoCal Man Convicted in Missile Smuggling Case

"...missile plot is the nation's first conviction at trial under an anti-terrorism statute that outlaws the importation of missile systems designed to destroy aircraft, federal prosecutors said...."

Reference: www.nbclosangeles.com .

Missile Project Under Pressure

Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS),
Missile Project Under Pressure

"...The Pentagon and its European partners are weighing the fate of a multibillion-dollar effort to replace the Patriot missile-defense system amid the U.S. defense secretary's drive to cut costs...."

Reference: wsj.com .

U.S. Contractors Employed Taliban

U.S. Contractors Employed Taliban

"...The inquiry singles out two security firms—ArmorGroup, a subsidiary of U.K.-based G4S PLC, and EOD Technology Inc., or EODT, of Lenoir City, Tenn.—for relying on dubious local power brokers, including individuals described in U.S. military reports as Taliban affiliates and criminals...."

Reference: online.wsj.com .

Drone attacks 'linked' to suspected Europe terror plot

Drone attacks 'linked' to suspected Europe terror plot

"...Officials have linked a recent increase in US drone missile attacks in Pakistan to efforts to disrupt a suspected al-Qaeda plot to attack European targets...."

Reference: www.bbc.co.uk .

Phone app that tracks planes 'is aid to terrorists armed with missiles'

Phone app that tracks planes 'is aid to terrorists armed with missiles'

"...a serious terrorist threat and should be banned, according to a security expert.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317320/iPhone-app-tracks-planes-aid-terrorists-armed-missiles.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz11GwreOuL..."

Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk .

Pakistani / al-Qaeda Area Missile Strikes

US mulls Europe travel warning

"...But the Pakistani government is believed to assist in at least some of the missile attacks, although the US does not publicly acknowledge the existence of the covert, CIA-run operation...."

Reference: aljazeera.net .

India's Prithvi-II missile fails to launch

India's Prithvi-II missile fails to launch

"...part of a series being conducted for the military, which has already inducted the missile into its arsenal..."

Reference: www.upi.com .

United States and Israel Sign Project Agreement for the David's Sling Defensive Weapon System

United States and Israel Sign Project Agreement for the David's Sling Defensive Weapon System

"...The David's Sling Weapon System Project Agreement will advance efforts to develop an Israeli capability against short-range and theater ballistic missiles, large-caliber rockets, and cruise missiles. Included in the project is the continued development of the Stunner Interceptor to provide lower-tier intercept capability for Israel's multi-layered missile defense system. David's Sling will also address the threat posed by the types of inexpensive and easily-produced short-range missiles and rockets used during the 2006 Lebanon War, and will also advance low-altitude intercept technology and provide that technology to benefit U.S. and Israeli industry...."

Reference: www.mda.mil .

Pentagon Reaches Out to China's Military

Pentagon Reaches Out to China's Military

"...start establishing a more-permanent platform to discuss issues such as nuclear arms and ballistic-missile defenses ..."

Reference: wsj.com .

Cyber Attack

A Silent Attack, but Not a Subtle One

"...Computer security specialists have speculated that once inside the factory and within the software that controls equipment, the worm reprogrammed centrifuges made by a specific company, Siemens, to make them fail in a way that would be virtually undetectable. Whether the program achieved its goal is not known. ..."

Reference: www.nytimes.com .

Iran to make its own anti-aircraft missile system – defense minister

Iran to make its own anti-aircraft missile system – defense minister

"...“We will build a long-range anti-aircraft missile system analogous to S-300,” Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said. ..."

Reference: www.itar-tass.com .

Russia Signs Decree To Ban S-300 Air Defense Missiles To Iran

Russia Signs Decree To Ban S-300 Air Defense Missiles To Iran

"...Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday banned selling S-300 air defense missiles to Iran...."

Reference: www.allheadlinenews.com .

Hizbullah missile test in Iran

Report: Hizbullah successfully tests new missile in Iran

"...According to the report, the Iranian missile, which was displayed with great pride in Teheran less than a month ago, has a maximum range of 200 kilometers. This means it is capable of reaching Jerusalem and Ashdod..."

Reference: www.jpost.com .

New Laser Hides Aircraft From Missiles

New Laser Hides Aircraft From Missiles

"..."We've used good, old-fashioned stuff from your telephone network to build a laser that has no moving parts," said Mohammed Islam, a scientist at the University of Michigan who developed this new laser-based missile defense system...."

Reference: discovery.com .