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Apr 17, 2024

Missile Defense News

Ukraine Ops Reveal ‘Backwards’ U.S. Approach To Missile Defense

Aviation Week Ukraine’s air and missile defense architecture shows that the U.S. approach is “backwards,” with the most expensive interceptors…

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Apr 17, 2024

Missile Defense News

Drone-and-Missile Warfare Tests Supply-Strapped Defense Systems

The Wall Street Journal The near-complete defeat of Iran’s drone-and-missile barrage against Israel on Saturday marked a success for air-defense systems, but…

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Apr 16, 2024

Missile Defense News

Out of INF, Army deploys Typhon weapon to the Philippines

Breaking Defense Soldiers with the US Army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force deployed to the Philippines with a new long-range weapon exceeding…

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Apr 16, 2024

Missile Defense News

The Lessons of Israeli Missile Defense

The Wall Street Journal The performance of Israeli air defenses, combined with assistance from U.S. jets and interceptors, saved countless…

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Apr 16, 2024

Missile Defense News

Pentagon Slows And Adapts Long-Range Hypersonic Defense Plan

Aviation Week The U.S. will take even longer to field a purpose-built, long-range hypersonic defense system expected by the 2030s,…

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Apr 16, 2024

Missile Defense News

Lockheed wins US missile defense contract worth $17 billion

Reuters  Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab has won a $17 billion contract to develop the next generation of interceptors to defend…

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Apr 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

SM-3 Ballistic Missile Interceptor Used for First Time in Combat, Officials Confirm

USNI News For the first time in combat, guided-missile destroyers fired missiles developed to intercept ballistic missiles during the U.S.…

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Apr 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

Combat debut? US Navy’s SM-3 rumored to have struck Iran’s missiles

Interesting Engineering Raytheon’s (an RTX subsidiary) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), a missile defense interceptor, may have made its combat debut during the recent…

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Apr 15, 2024

Space News

Space Force awards contracts for Victus Haze rapid launch mission

Breaking Defense The Space Force’s Space Systems Command today announced two industry vendors will receive contracts for the quick-launch Victus Haze program,…

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Apr 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

Defense Dept. Officials Testify on Pres. Biden’s 2025 Missile Defense Budget

C-SPAN Defense Department and military officials testified on President Biden’s 2025 missile defense programs budget request during a public hearing before…

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