Missile Defense
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U.S. Tests Kinetic Energy Interceptor Launch Component
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009U.S. defense contractors last month tested a launch component for a missile interceptor designed to destroy missiles during several phases of flight, Northrop Grumman Corp. announced yesterday (see GSN, Nov. ...
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U.S. Delivers $397 Million Missile Defense Contract
Monday, Jan. 5, 2009The U.S. Defense Department announced Tuesday that it has given Boeing a $397 million contract to continue developing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, ...
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United Arab Emirates to Buy PAC-3 System
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin has made its first sale to a Middle Eastern nation of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile defense system, Reuters reported yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 18). ...
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Russia Offers Nuclear Restraint If U.S. Backs Off Missile Defense Plans
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 A U.S. agreement to halt missile interceptor deployments in Europe would persuade Russia to halt its own work on new strategic weapons, Moscow indicated today (see GSN, Dec. 17). "If Americans give up plans to deploy the third positioning region and other elements of the strategic missile defense system then certainly we will adequately respond to it," said Col. Gen Nikolai Solovtsov, head of the Russian strategic missile forces. "We will simply not need a number of expensive programs." Russia might be trying to suggest its willingness to work with the incoming Obama administration, but the statement could also indicate concern about paying for expensive new weapons systems in the midst of the global financial breakdown, according to Reuters. -
Obama to Face Test From Russia, U.S. Official Says
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 A senior U.S. State Department official said yesterday that Russian leaders seem ready to take an even tougher stand on U.S. missile defense activities in order to "test the mettle" of President-elect Barack Obama once he takes office next month, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Dec. 15). Moscow has already made its displeasure clear with the Bush administration's plan to deploy 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a radar site in the Czech Republic. Russia has threatened to deploy short-range missiles against what it characterizes as a threat to its strategic security, dismissing U.S. assertions that the installations are intended to counter potential threats from Iran or other rogue nations. Obama has not said formally whether he would pursue the European missile defense program, but has indicated that the technology must be proved to function before deployment. -
United Arab Emirates Buys Patriot Missile Defenses
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008The United Arab Emirates has given U.S. defense contractor Raytheon Co. an order worth up to $3.3 billion for delivery of Patriot missile defense batteries, along with associated training and technical ...
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Japan Approves Deployment of Ship-Based Missile Defense Despite Failed Test
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008Japan's navy yesterday announced that it certified the Aegis missile defense system on one of its warships although the equipment failed to destroy a ballistic missile target in a November exercise, Kyodo ...
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Israel to Caution Russia Against Iranian Air-Defense Sale
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008Israel plans to urge Russia to cancel a reported sale of air-defense technology to Iran, Iran's Press TV reported (see GSN, Sept. 4). ...
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U.S. Promotes Middle Eastern Missile Shield
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008The United States is encouraging Middle Eastern nations to plan, buy and deploy an integrated system that would protect the region from missile strikes, the Middle East Times reported today (see GSN, ...
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Russia, U.S. Plan Strategic Arms Talks
Friday, Dec. 12, 2008Russia and the United States plan next week to conduct talks on missile defense and nuclear arms control, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Dec. 8). ...
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Boeing Pursues New Uses for Missile Defense Laser
Friday, Dec. 12, 2008U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is seeking new uses for an experimental aircraft-mounted laser designed to destroy enemy ballistic missiles, Flight International reported last week (see GSN, Dec. 1). ...
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Financial Crisis Might Delay U.S. Radar, Czech Foreign Minister Says
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008The global economic meltdown might slow the U.S. effort to deploy a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic, the European nation's top diplomat said Sunday (see GSN, Dec. 1). ...
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Russia to Spend $2 Billion More on Missile Shield Countermeasures, Other Defenses
Monday, Dec. 8, 2008Russia has appropriated $2.1 billion in additional 2009 funding for various defense activities, including efforts to counter missile defenses the United States plans to deploy in Europe, Bloomberg reported ...
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U.S. Plans Missile Interceptor Test
Friday, Dec. 5, 2008The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is scheduled today to attempt to destroy a mock enemy missile using its Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, Reuters reported (see GSN, Dec. 3, 2007). ...
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Russia to Test Bulava Missile Again This Month
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008Russia yesterday announced it would test-fire its submarine-launched Bulava ballistic missile again later this month, ITAR-Tass reported (see GSN, Dec. 1). ...