Israel deploys 3rd missile system to north

Israel has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defence battery to the north of the country a few days after carrying out an air strike inside neighboring Syria, Israeli media said on Tuesday. “The deployment of several Iron Dome batteries in the north of the country comes as part of the setting up of the [...]

Israel deploys missile system on Egypt border

The Israeli army has placed an Iron Dome air defence system battery by the Red Sea resort of Eilat near the border with Egypt, a statement from the military said on Thursday. “An Iron Dome Active Missile Defence System battery is currently deployed near Eilat as part of its operational deployment programme, which includes changing [...]

Russia waiting for S-500 air defense system

The S-500, a new generation surface-to-air missile system, is to enter the Russian Air Defense arsenal in 2015. At present, the Russian Air Forces are outfitted with the S-400 and S-300V4 complexes, which see their production rates gradually increasing. Still, the older generation of these missile defense systems is here to stay. The planned date [...]

Russia deploys new missile system in Chechnya

A new missile system has been deployed in Russia’s Northern Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a senior military official said on Wednesday. The Barnaul-T system will be hooked up to Russia’s Glonass sat-nav system. “The new system makes for better coordination of the actions of missile defenses on all levels, and also increases their mobility and [...]

HELLFIRE team sustaining fight, cutting costs

As equipment is transitioned out of Iraq, perhaps none is more critical than the HELLFIRE missile system. Since the drawdown began, more than 750 HELLFIRE missiles have been shipped to the 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Qatar, where they are serviced, tested and repaired by the HELLFIRE Forward Test and Repair Facility. The HELLFIRE team returned [...]

Royal Navy Frigate to Be Refitted With Latest Missile System

The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond today begins an extensive £20M refit at Devonport dockyard, which includes installing the £4M Seawolf missile system. The Seawolf short range ship defence missile system is a £300M upgrade programme being rolled out across the fleet of Type 23 frigates and is designed to combat the increasing [...]

India’s Anti-ballistic Missile – PAD -Intercepts Medium Range Ballistic Missile -Part 4

India's Anti-ballistic Missile – PAD -Intercepts Medium Range Ballistic Missile -Part 4

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UAE Expected to Acquire ABM System Worth $7 billion

A Lockheed Martin official said on Tuesday that he expects an agreement to be concluded this spring for the United Arab Emirates to buy an anti-ballistic missile system reputedly worth about $7 billion. “I think … sometime this spring, we’ll get some positive news that the two governments have reached an agreement” on the Terminal [...]

NATO, Russia missile systems to stay separate: NATO

NATO wants to cooperate with Russia on a missile defence shield for Europe but the two sides should keep their systems separate, the Western alliance’s chief said ahead of a meeting of military brass. The former Cold War foes agreed at a landmark summit in Lisbon last November to explore the possibility of cooperating in [...]