Raytheon awarded $333 million contract by US Navy for SM-6 missile production
RTX’s Raytheon was awarded a contract valued at $333 million by the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6…
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US State Dept. approves $3.64B sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Japan
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment…
U.S. to send THAAD and 100 troops to bolster Israel’s air defense
The United States will enhance Israel’s air defense capabilities by deploying an advanced anti-missile system, along with U.S.…
‘Golden veil’ tech can make air defenses see a missile as a passenger jet
A university in China is developing military technology that could trick air defense systems into thinking that a…
US Marines to get Iron Dome together with nearly 2,000 missiles
The US Marine Corps is planning to acquire the Israeli-made Iron Dome defense system. According to the information appeared…
Estonia and Latvia consider German IRIS-T missile for collaborative air defense
Estonia and Latvia, two NATO nations that share a border with Russia, are planning to jointly purchase a…
European nations scramble to provide air defense to Ukraine
Several European nations have recently delivered or promised air defense systems to Ukraine, while Russia continues to bombard…
Reports suggest Ukraine already using German IRIS-T system to protect Kyiv
The remains of a missile launched by an IRIS-T air defense system provided by Germany have been photographed…
Boeing wins Ground-based Midcourse Defense System Integration contract
Boeing has been awarded the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract by the…
Japan to develop long-range missiles to deter China, North Korea
Japan will develop new long-range missiles and upgrade existing ones to bolster its stand-off defense capability against threats…
German government promises to send IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine
The German government has promised to send Ukraine the modern IRIS-T SL air defense system, to help protect…
Germany considers acquiring Iron Dome anti-missile shield from Israel
The German government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is considering the acquisition of an air defense system similar to…
Why aren’t airliners equipped with anti-missile defense systems?
As El Al’s Boeing 737 took off for the first commercial flight between Israel and United Arab Emirates,…