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France, Italy, UK order more air defence missiles
Paris (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Paris, Rome and London said Friday they had ordered new air defence missiles after a shock US policy shift in ties with Europe. European governments are under pressure to step up on defence after US President Donald Trump questioned whether the United States - the guarantor of Europe's security since World War II - should continue its central role in NATO. "France, Italy and United Kingdom, confirm the order of 218 additional Aster missiles and the acceleration of delivery of already ordered A ... read more |
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Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is advancing its missile warning and tracking capabilities through the continued development of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution ... more 
Maxar Space Systems Ships First Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Spacecraft to L3HarrisLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 Maxar Space Systems, a leader in satellite manufacturing and space technology solutions, has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] in support of the Space D ... more 
Proliferating Space-Based Missile Tracking to Counter Emerging ThreatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 Lockheed Martin is advancing its efforts in missile tracking technology by developing 18 Tranche 2 (T2) Tracking Layer space vehicles for the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space ... more 
Canada willing to join US 'Iron Dome' missile shield: ministerOttawa (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Canada is prepared to join US President Donald Trump's proposed development of an "Iron Dome" missile defense shield, Defense Minister Bill Blair said Thursday. ... more |
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Israel intercepts missiles fired from YemenJerusalem (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 The Israeli military said it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, a day before a ceasefire is set to take effect in war-battered Gaza. ... more 
Northrop Grumman approved for NGI target vehicle productionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has secured approval to advance the production of the Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11), a critical component supporting the Missile Defense A ... more
Israel army says intercepted missile fired from YemenJerusalem (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Israel's military said Tuesday that it had "successfully intercepted" a missile fired from Yemen that sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country in the early morning hours. ... more 
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles before Trump's returnSeoul (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. ... more 
Raytheon awarded $946M contract to deliver additional Patriot Defense SystemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $946 million contract to supply Romania with additional Patriot air and missile defense systems. The contract includes fire units consistin ... more |
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Philippines rejects China's criticism of US missile plan
Manila (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 The Philippine defence secretary rejected Chinese criticism of Manila's plans to acquire a US-built mid-range missile system, telling Beijing on Tuesday to stop its "saber rattling" and "interference" in internal affairs. The Philippine Army announced plans on Monday to acquire the US Typhon missile system as part of a push to protect Manila's maritime interests, swiftly drawing a warning from China about a regional "arms race". China's navy and coast guard have engaged in escalating confrontati ... read more 
Lockheed Martin prepares Next-Gen OPIR satellite for system testingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has reached a significant milestone in the development of the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit ( ... more |
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Lockheed Martin demonstrates missile defense capability for Guam in key testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), has successfully conducted the Flight Experiment Mission (FEM)-02, demonstrating a critical advancement in missile defense ca ... more 
PAC-3 demonstrates advanced integration in successful defense testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile demonstrated its advanced capabilities by successfully integrating with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTA ... more 
Northrop Grumman's next-gen missile warning satellites move to manufacturingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has secured a contract extension for Phase 2 of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force's Space System ... more 
RTX's Raytheon LTAMDS excels in live fire tests with complex threatsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 Raytheon, a business under RTX, reported that the U.S. Army has successfully employed the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) to guide Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) intercepto ... more 
L3Harris advances missile tracking with new satellite design milestoneLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has finalized the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 18 cutting-edge space vehicles, marking a key step in its work on the Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche ... more |
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