Northrop's new battle command system proves its worth

Northrop's new battle command system proves its worth

"...HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has successfully defeated ballistic and cruise missiles in a dual-engagement test of a Northrop Grumman-developed battle command system...."

Reference: www.upi.com .

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

Iran parades parts of advanced S-300 missile battery in Tehran

"...According to the semi-official Fars News, the parts did not include the missiles themselves..."

Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .

Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea Alarms Experts (video)

Russian Flyby of USS Donald Cook in Baltic Sea Alarms Experts

"...Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jets flew at extremely low altitude over the American guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in the international waters of the Baltic Sea ..."

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North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

North Korea unveils homemade engine for missile capable of striking U.S.

"...advances have been accompanied by a series of threats to blow up New York City, the White House and South Korea’s presidential Blue House. Although North Korea has fired a range of projectiles, it has not demonstrated an ability to successfully fire a nuclear-tipped missile and hit a target. That would almost certainly be suicide..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

US ‘Gremlin’ drones designed to cause missile defense mayhem (VIDEO)

US ‘Gremlin’ drones designed to cause missile defense mayhem (VIDEO)

"...Nicknamed the ‘Gremlins’ program, an audacious US government-backed plan to use swarms of drones to disrupt enemy missile defense systems is under development. ..."

Reference: www.rt.com

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Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

"...has repeated threats of nuclear strikes on Seoul and Washington and warned it will test a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying it..."

Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .

Obama’s Devastating Cuts in Missile Defense

Obama’s Devastating Cuts in Missile Defense

"...the Obama administration has undermined what is known as the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) system, which relies on strategically placed ground-based missiles combined with radars to enable the interception of incoming offensive missiles. In fact, as part of his failed ”reset” policy towards Russia, Obama decided during his first year in office to reverse a key initiative of the Bush administration that would have deployed missile interceptors and a radar station in Poland and the Czech Republic. Obama got absolutely nothing in return for this enormous concession, which has increased the vulnerability of Europe and the U.S. homeland ..."

Reference: www.frontpagemag.com .

North Korea launches ballistic missiles

North Korea launches ballistic missiles

"...The launch was confirmed by U.S. officials. A U.S. defense official told CNN the United States tracked two ballistic missiles..."

Reference: www.cnn.com .

Raytheon Standard Missile-6 successfully hits surface target

Raytheon Standard Missile-6 successfully hits surface target

"...PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii, Mar. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) successfully engaged a surface target -- the decommissioned USS Reuben James (FFG 57) -- in a recent flight test. The test was a demonstration of the U.S. Navy's concept of "distributed lethality," employing ships in dispersed formations to increase the offensive might of the surface force and enabling future options for the joint force commander. The USS John Paul Jones fired the SM-6 during the test; another Air Defense Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer was on station as the assist ship..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

NY man accused of shipping missile-grade metal to Iran via Turkey

NY man accused of shipping missile-grade metal to Iran via Turkey

"...The feds arrested the CEO of a metal services company in New York Tuesday on charges of exporting a high-tech missile-grade metallic powder to Iran secretly through Turkey. Erdal Kuyumcu..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

US, China agree on UN sanctions against North Korea over missile test

US, China agree on UN sanctions against North Korea over missile test

"...National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said Rice and Wang agreed "on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea's provocations, including through a U.N. Security Council resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions." "They agreed that they will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state," Price said..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .

Lockheed Martin Missile Contract Boost To Extend Production In Arkansas

Lockheed Martin Missile Contract Boost To Extend Production In Arkansas

"...According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin’s Missile and Fire Control (MFC) division based in Grand Prairie, Texas, received the multimillion dollar adjustment to a previously awarded fixed-price contract for production of 20 additional Lot 8 Interceptors and associated production support efforts for the Pentagon’s so-called Missile Defense Agency’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) project office in Huntsville, Ala..."

Reference: ualrpublicradio.org .

Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile

Tokyo explains alert systems to be used if North Korea fires missile

"...The rocket, widely believed to be a cover for a long-range ballistic missile, would fly over part of the Sakishima island chain in Okinawa Prefecture, which includes the islands of Ishigaki and Miyako..."

Reference: www.japantimes.co.jp .

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

"...A test launch for the missile-defense system is planned for Thursday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, but it won’t involve an intercept attempt. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency intends to conduct a test of a ground-based interceptor between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from an underground silo on North Base..."

Reference: www.noozhawk.com .

Nuclear missile 'mishap' costs Air Force $1.8M

Nuclear missile 'mishap' costs Air Force $1.8M

"... Air Force officials did not specifically address whether radioactive material was released when the missile was damaged, but said the incident did not result in any injuries or threaten public safety. Further details about the nature of the "mishap" are murky, as the full report from the military's Accident Investigation Board remains classified ..."

Reference: www.ksl.com .

Pentagon fastens lasers to military drones to zap missiles out of the skies

Pentagon fastens lasers to military drones to zap missiles out of the skies

"...The YAL-1 proved the concept of laser attacks on missiles but in practical terms the aircraft wasn't feasible. In order to get enough power to knock out missiles, it had to get very close to the target, making it vulnerable to attack. Now the Pentagon is investigating how to build the laser technology onto smaller drones that can loiter over a target for a long time ..."

Reference: www.theregister.co.uk .

Huntsville Space & Missile Defense Command's mission continues to grow

Space & Missile Defense Command's mission continues to grow

"...The command, located at Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal, is led by Lieutenant General David Mann who has recently been named the Army's Air and Missile Defense Enterprise integrator in support of the Army's vision for Force 2025 and beyond..."

Reference: www.waaytv.com .

Lockheed Martin Receives $528 Million THAAD Missile-Defense Contract

Lockheed Martin Receives $528 Million THAAD Missile-Defense Contract

"...The Missile Defense Agency awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $528 million contract in December 2015 for production and delivery of interceptors for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The new interceptors will support a growing number of U.S. Army THAAD units. ..."

Reference: www.prnewswire.com .

Iran Missile Assault Near American Aircraft Carrier Shows U.S. Isn't Feared

Iran Shot Beside Aircraft Carrier Shows U.S. Isn't Feared

"...Iranian ship fires rockets within a mile of a U.S. aircraft carrier. Under President Obama's nuclear appeasement deal, the Iranians know they have little to fear from America..."

Reference: investors.com .

Israel completes final test of missile defense system amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah

Israel completes final test of missile defense system amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah

"...Israel said Monday it had successfully completed the final test of a joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense system before it is expected to become operational next year. The Defense Ministry said the David's Sling system had successfully intercepted targets in a series of tests conducted with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, calling it the "final milestone."..."

Reference: www.usnews.com .

Lockheed Martin Secures $1.1B Contract for PAC-3 Missiles

Lockheed Martin Secures $1.1B Contract for PAC-3 Missiles

"...Per the contract, which also involves foreign military sales (“FMS”), Lockheed Martin will build and deliver PAC-3 and PAC-3 MSE interceptors for the U.S. Army, and..."

Reference: www.zacks.com .

New missile age calls for updated missile defense

New missile age calls for updated missile defense

"...Some critics of missile defense might call this a failed test but if they do such critics are missing the whole point of having a layered ballistic missile defense system (BMDS). No interceptor will perform with 100 percent accuracy every time it is fired at its target. This is why there should be redundancies built into the overall system, and it is why the defensive systems should also have multiple site deployments and a high number of interceptors to shoot at would-be incoming missiles..."

Reference: thehill.com .

Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban - expert panel

Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban - expert panel

"...Iran violated a U.N. Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, a team of sanctions monitors said, leading to calls in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday for more sanctions on Tehran..."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

Crowds gather for newly-upgraded Patriot Missile Test

Crowds gather for newly-upgraded Patriot Missile Test

"... after launch, the Juno was intercepted and destroyed in the sky above White Sands Missile Range..."

Reference: www.wrex.com .

Israel says Arrow 3 missile shield aces test, hitting target in space

Israel says Arrow 3 missile shield aces test, hitting target in space

"...Israel's upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons..."

Reference: www.reuters.com .