Tag: THAAD
Counterfeit Electronics in DoD are Widespread and Threaten National Security
A US Senate investigation has uncovered a “flood” of counterfeit electronics in use by the Department of Defense (DoD). The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) made public the results of a 14-month long investigation on 21 May that detailed the discovery of 1,800 cases where fake parts were in use or in DoD’s supply chain.
Missiles and Missile Defense Systems – 2011-2021
The global missiles and missile defense systems market, estimated to be worth US$15.2 billion in 2011, is projected to grow at a CAGR of...
United States To Sell THAAD To the UAE
An American arms sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) valued at $3.48 billion, first proposed in September of 2008, was finally signed on...
THAAD Hits Two Targets on the First Unit’s Operational Qualification Test
The U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system performed a successful intercept today, scoring almost simultaneous kill of two targets. The test was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii, as part of the The test, part of the first THAAD unit’s initial operational qualification phase.
First THAAD Missiles Delivered to the U.S. Army
The US Army has received the first two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles from Lockheed Martin at the Anniston Defense Munitions Center, May 16, 2011 capping off years of planning and development.
Lockheed Awarded Production Order for Two THAAD Batteries
The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a production contract totaling $789.8 million For launch units and interceptors destined...
Next Generation AEGIS Missile – Missile Defense Roadmap
Photo above: Tichonderoga class missile cruiser CG 67 Shiloh fires a Standard Missile 3 on a missile defense test. Photo: US Navy In recent years the...
Future Land-Based Air and Missile Defense Systems at AUSA 2009
AUSA, Washington DC, October 2009: Improving early warning and protection of forward operating bases is urgently needed by many armies. The advanced lightweight counter-mortar radar providing early...
Israel Asks US to Support Arrow-3
Lieutenant-General Henry Obering III, heading the US Missile Defense Agency, (MDA) held talks with senior Israeli defense officials early August 2008. Following the meetings,...
Advanced US Radar Could Extend Israel’s Missile Defense
The early warning capability provided by US X-band radar that Israel has requested recently could extend the range of Israel's Arrow II ballistic missile interceptors, enabling effective...
First Battery of THAAD Weapon System Activated at Fort Bliss
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The U.S. Army activated the first battery of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System at Fort Bliss, Texas. THAAD is developed...
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $619 million contract to begin production of two lead systems of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...
THAAD Scores Second Kill In An Endo-Atmospheric Intercept
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system scored a second successful kill during a flight test conducted over the Pacific Ocean, last week (April 5th,...
Israel Seek Integration of Arrow with US New Missile Defense Systems
Israel is interested in integrating its into its missile defense program with deployable U.S.missile defenses, such as the ground based THAAD and naval AEGIS...
