Tag: missile defense
Russia, Turkey agree to speed up delivery of S-400s: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said he had agreed with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speed up the delivery of S-400 air defence...
US Missile-Defense System Not Ready For Hypersonic Threats
Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap...
Upcoming Joint US-Israeli Exercise Aims to Improve Interoperability
More than 2,500 U.S. personnel will take part in a joint exercise with Israel next month aimed at improving interoperability, a Pentagon spokesman told...
China Tests Ground Missile Defense System
China launched its first ground-based midcourse missile defense interception test in four years on Monday, a move experts said would further improve China's long-range...
Test of US-Japanese missile interceptor fails again
A test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday (Jan 31), a defence official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt...
Erdogan says officials to meet to ‘finalise’ Russia defence deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Turkish and Russian officials would meet in the coming days to finalise the deal for Russia...
Israel mounts Iron Dome battery on warship: military
Israel mounted a battery of its Iron Dome anti-missile system on a warship Monday, as the vaunted rocket interceptor went operational at sea for...
Exercise Artemis Strike showcases US Army’s ability to work seamlessly with multinational partners
More than 200 soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command participated in Artemis Strike 2017, a German-led multinational tactical live fire...
Sweden picks US Patriot missile system over European rival
Sweden announced Tuesday it has chosen the US Patriot missile defence system over that of a Franco-Italian rival, in an estimated one billion-euro deal. The...
Kremlin Defends Missile Deal with Saudi Arabia
The Kremlin says an agreement to sell Russian missiles to Saudi Arabia does not pose a threat to any other country. Speaking on October...
