News & Updates

Jan 18, 2017

Missile Defense News

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Prepare for Jan. 19 Launch of Next SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

PR Newswire: The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will launch the next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)…

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Jan 18, 2017

Missile Defense News

Japan to launch missile defense satellite

UPI: Japan is planning to launch a missile defense satellite next Tuesday to upgrade the country’s surveillance network that can…

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Jan 17, 2017

Missile Defense News

Advanced missile detection satellite for early-warning alerts awaits liftoff

Space Flight Now CAPE CANAVERAL — Culminating years of construction and testing, a $1.2 billion satellite designed to spot and…

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Jan 17, 2017

Missile Defense News

The U.S. Army’s Patriot Missile Is Getting a Big Upgrade (Thanks to Lockheed Martin)

The National Interest The PATRIOT Missile Segment Enhancement improves fire-control, radar and target tracking for the weapon, which can destroy…

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Jan 16, 2017

Missile Defense News

Former U.N. chief Ban throws weight behind THAAD deployment

The Japan Times: Former United Nations chief and presumptive South Korean presidential candidate Ban Ki-moon has backed the deployment later…

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Jan 16, 2017

Missile Defense News

THAAD is Becoming a South Korean Election Issue

VOA News: SEOUL —  A deepening partisan divide over the deployment of the controversial U.S. THAAD missile defense system is…

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Jan 16, 2017

Missile Defense News

Air Defense: Taiwan Upgrades Its Heat Seeker SAMs

Strategy Page: The United States has agreed to spend $23 million to provide new components for many of the several…

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Jan 16, 2017

Missile Defense News

Bliss air defense HQ busy with two new missions

El Paso Times: The headquarters for Fort Bliss’ air defense artillery brigade is tackling two critically important missions. Headquarters and Headquarters…

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Jan 16, 2017

Missile Defense News

South Korea says securing THAAD location could be delayed

Reuters: The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea…

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Jan 13, 2017

Missile Defense News

Japan defense minister visiting Guam

Kuam: Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is scheduled to arrive in Guam Thursday evening for a two day trip to…

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