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36 min ago | Stars and Stripes

Faith in Raytheon missile said to be growing

The Pentagon has growing faith in Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 as a shield against evolving ballistic-missile threats, the nation's top missile-defense officer said Thursday at an event in Tucson.

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4 hrs ago | Pravda

Russia to cut the budget of CIA?

The Russian defense industry has developed a new system to neutralize the U.S. global missile defense system, General Valery Gerasimov, The chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces said at an international conference on European security.

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Related Topix: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), World News, Ohio

Thu May 23, 2013

KRVN-AM Lexington

Putin Responds to Obama's Missile Defense Letter

A top Kremlin aide, Nikolai Patrushev, who is in Washington this week, is carrying a letter from President Vladimir Putin to President Obama, according to the Russian Embassy in D.C. In a statement on its website, the embassy did not disclose the contents of the letter, but Russian officials said last week it would respond to Obama's letter from a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin

Freshnews

BAE Systems' Experts Continue Missile Defense Research for U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded BAE Systems an $85 million, two-year contract extension to continue its support of the agency's Future Warfare Center.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Aerospace-Defense, Technical Services

Washington Times

Democrat wants to kill failing missile defense program

A California Democrat on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee put the Pentagon on notice of her intent to finally end a failing and heavily criticized missile defense program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Loretta Sanchez, Democrat, Mike Rogers, Republican

Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch Sentinel

Space-based sensors star in 'Stellar Eyes' missile defense test

Flight Test Mission-20 successfully demonstrated again the system's capability to detect the target from outer space and launch a sea-based Standard Missile from an Aegis-equipped Navy ship, all based on track data from satellite sensors orbiting Earth.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, NSWC Corona, Port Hueneme, Pacific Missile Range Facility, US News

U.S. Department of Defense

Nimble Titan Increases Multinational Missile Defense Cooperation

U.S. Strategic Command has been leading an international effort for the past eight years to promote cooperation and interoperability in missile defense around the globe.

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Related Topix: US Military, Schriever Air Force Base, US Air Force

U.S. Department of Defense

Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Test

The Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system yesterday, Pentagon officials reported.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Pacific Missile Range Facility

UPI

Israel's military chiefs warn of Syria threat

The Syrian army will soon receive advanced missile defense systems and Israel's air force commander warned the weapons could be used against Israel.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force

RIA Novosti

Missile Defense Obstructs Nuclear Forces Cuts - General

MOSCOW, May 23 The United States' insistence on pursuing a missile defense system in Europe is standing in the way of further cuts to Russia's nuclear deterrent forces, Russia's top general said on Thursday at an international security conference in Moscow.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Russia, Vladimir Putin, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

News24

Technical doubts plague US missile defence

Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defence programme has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its technology.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army

Wed May 22, 2013

Aerotech News And Review

Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production

A Defense Acquisition Board approved full-rate production of Raytheon's Standard Missile-6. Once operational in 2013, the SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy vessels extended range protection against fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles.

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Related Topix: Redstone Arsenal, AL, Huntsville, AL

U.S. Naval Institute

Forbes Critical of New Navy Ship Design

A congressional committee is calling into question the Navy's plan to adapt an almost 30-year old hull design to be the centerpiece of the service's future ballistic missile defense strategy.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, US Politics, Randy Forbes, Republican, US House of Representatives

The Hill

North Korea, Iran threats demand military readiness

Many of the most tragic days in American history feature a common thread: a surprise attack for which the United States simply was not ready.

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MilitaryCity.com

GOP lawmakers seek limits on missile defense cooperation with Russia

Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

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Tue May 21, 2013

U.S. Department of Defense

Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with Russian Federation Security ...

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General Nikolai Patrushev today at the Pentagon to discuss a range of issues including missile defense, increasing military to military cooperation and the ongoing crisis in Syria.

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Related Topix: Russia, Asia, World News

Star Tribune

US lawmakers seek to block transfer of missile defense data to Russia

Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

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WRIC-TV Richmond

US lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard

Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea is eliminated.

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Fox News

Amazing Video of Missile Test

May 16, 2013: A Standard Missile 3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from the USS LAKE ERIE during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The Navy successfully tested its short range ballistic missile last week, destroying a complex moving target that soared over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, May 15.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, AL

Transitions Online

Sights Trained on Poland

For regional arms dealers it's certainly useful information. Until mid-August, interested parties can apply to attend the largest arms fair in Central Europe, which takes place in early September of each year at the exhibition grounds in Kielce, Poland.

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Related Topix: Europe, Poland, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)