Rafael’s ‘Smarter’ Spike is Designed to Defeat Tanks with Active Protection
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UVision Extends Loitering Weapon Capability with Hero-400EC
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Pyongyang Tested its Longest Arm Yet – Hwasong 12 Ballistic Missile
 North Korea’s latest successful missile test represents a new level of performance never before seen from a North Korean missile. Theoretically, such a missile would enable North Korean to strike targets as far as 4,500 km away - in the middle of the Pacific ocean (for example, Hawaii). |
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South Korea Extends Hyunmoo-2 Ballistic Missile Range
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North Korea Tests a New Ground Mobile Ballistic Missile
 North Korea appears to have employed technologies used in submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to develop a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile tested Saturday.
The SLBM launched in August carried the name Pukguksong-1, ("North Star"); the official announcement about the missile test called the new missile Pukguksong-2. |
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Larsen & Toubro and MBDA establish Joint Venture for missile systems development in India
 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and European weapon system specialist MBDA have announced the formation of an Indian based Joint Venture to pursue opportunities for the development and supply of missiles systems to meet the growing potential requirements of the Indian armed forces. To begin with, the JV will look to develop and supply fifth generation anti-tank guided missiles, anti-ship missiles for coastal defense and high-speed target drones. |
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US Navy Uses Spike Miniature Missiles to Shoot Down UAVs
 Weapons specialists at the US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at China Lake, CA. have recently tested the capability of guided missile to defeat an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight. Two Spike 'forward-firing miniature missiles' were used to defeat two Outlaw UAVs, employing both proximity and contact activation (in separate tests) |
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Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Become Dual-Mission, Assume Anti-Ship Role
 New capabilities introduced to the new batch of Block IV Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles (TLAM) are transforming the weapon of the 1980s into a smarter, more versatile 21st century weapon. The U.S. Navy is planning to rapidly deploy the modernized, retargetable Block IV land attack missile on board ships as a dual-mission 'Maritime Strike Tomahawk'. |
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New Evidence of Russian Iskander M Missile Deployment in Syria
 Satellite imagery analysis by Imagesat International (ISI) intelligence experts revealed deployment of Iskandar (SS-26 “Stone”) advanced missile system vehicles as part of the Russian deployment. Iskander units were first spotted at Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria in March 2016. |
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“Fireball, We’re Taking It Down!”
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Beefing up Defense Against Chinese ‘Carrier Killers’
December 15, 2016 by Tamir Eshel · Comment
Filed under: MDA, missile defense, Raytheon, Syndicated Industry News
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Guided Missile Attack in Syria Delivers a Clear Message
 Syria claimed yesterday that two surface-to-surface missiles launched from Israel struck the military airbase of Al Mezzeh, in a suburb of the capital Damascus, about 56 km from the Golan border. While Israel did not respond to this allegation, the Syrian claim may indicate Israel is maintaining a new precision strike capability, by tactical surface launched rockets, extending its deterrence capability throughout the region – both against adversaries in the close range, as well as the long range. |
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SBIRS Satellite Provide ‘Unblinking Eyes’, Constantly Monitoring Hotspots Worldwide
October 31, 2016 by Tamir Eshel · Comment
Filed under: ISR, missile defense, Syndicated Industry News
Filed under: ISR, missile defense, Syndicated Industry News
 The Pentagon is harnessing its strategic missile warning system to conduct surveillance on a global scale, improving strategic situational awareness over the entire planet. A new Battlespace Awareness Center (OBA) that came online last month processes massive streams of satellite infrared immagery, generating Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) that turns the pentagon's 'Space-Based Infra-Red Systems' (SBIRS) into an all-seeing, unblinking eye. |
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High Flying Drones Recruited for Missile Defense
October 28, 2016 by Tamir Eshel · Comment
Filed under: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, MDA, missile defense, northrop grumman, Raytheon, Syndicated Industry News
Filed under: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, MDA, missile defense, northrop grumman, Raytheon, Syndicated Industry News
 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) are currently tested with Airborne Infrared (ABIR) sensors – performing persistent, forward pickets to spot hostile missile launches and track them through their flight trajectory. These missions will soon evolve as RPAs become operational, and augment existing radar and space-based sensors, providing midcourse tracking and target discrimination, to help targeting ground and ship-based missile defense interceptors. In the next phase MDA will equip even larger unmanned platforms with high-power laser systems, to perform boost-phase intercept. The agency plans to demonstrate such systems in 2021. |
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Increasing Infantry Overmatch with Advanced Shoulder Fired Weapons
 Seeking to increase the combat power of small dismounted teams, DARPA is studying the Massive Overmatch Assault Round (MOAR) as a way to enhance current man-portable infantry weapon systems with compact, multi-function precision engagement munitions. While some manufacturers address these capabilities with dedicated weapon systems, Saab is exploring enhancement for its proven M4 and AT4 weapon systems, to meet MOAR goals. |
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Expanding Strategic Defense in Space – China’s Missile Interceptors and Satellite Killers
July 28, 2016 by Tamir Eshel · Comment
Filed under: China, missile defense, space, Syndicated Industry News
Filed under: China, missile defense, space, Syndicated Industry News
 China's Defense Ministry confirmed today that it was pressing ahead with anti-missile system tests after pictures appeared on state television, depicting a successful missile intercept test conducted in 2010. Earlier this week Beijing released another video depicting an anti-satellite test conducted last year. The Aolong-1 (Roaming Dragon) spacecraft sent into orbit last month will be cleaning up space junk, other analysts suspect it could serve a military purpose. |
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Pyongyang is Moving Rodong Missiles Closer to the Border with the South
 North Korea has moved the Rodong Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) launchers closer to the South in an attempt to circumvent the missile defense shield soon to be established by the U.S. THAAD missiles. |
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Iran receives missiles for S300
 The Iranian news agency Tasnim said today that Tehran had received the first batch of interceptor missiles of the Russian S-300 PMU-2 air defense system. The original contract revised in 2015 enabled Moscow to upgrade the systems delivered to Iran to the more advanced PMU2 version. The system is expected to reach operational capability within months. |
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Successful Tests for Indo-Israeli Land-Based Air Defense System
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North Korea Fails Fifth Attempt to launch Musudan Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched what appears to be a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile from its east coast early Wednesday morning, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “The North launched one missile presumed to be Musudan from areas near Wonsan at around 5:58 a.m., but it is assumed to be unsuccessful,” the JCS said in […] |
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Gray Eagle Firing Demonstrates JAGM UAS Suitability
 In a recent test the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), developed by Lockheed Martin, has demonstrated firing from unmanned platforms. In a recent test the missile was fired from a US Army Gray Eagle (MQ-1C) Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) targeting a truck target moving at a speed of 20 mph. The missile was fired from typical UAS operating altitude (about 15,000 ft) and struck the target from a distance of more than eight kilometers. The test took place at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah on May 25, 2016. |
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New Mobile VSHORAD Positioned to Replace German Stinger-Based leFlaSys
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North Korean Musudan IRBM Failed – Again
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Successful Indian Missile Intercept was in fact a Failure!
 News reports aired yesterday said it the recent 'successful' intercept of a ballistic missile target was, in fact, a complete failure, as the interceptor wasn't launched at all! |
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Sweden’s Multirole Fighter Spreads Its Wings
 Saab rolled out the newest member of the Gripen family of fighter jets - the Gripen E. SAAB defines the new fighter as 'revolutionary' because it combines advanced technology and operational effectiveness in an affordable package that no other fighter aircraft can. Defense-Update takes a look at what the new fighter jet can do. |
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