Lasers To Kill Cruise Missiles Sought By Navy, Air Force, Army
Impressed by tests against low-flying drones, the services are collaborating to increase both power and precision to take on tougher threats.
Israel Boasts New Operational Cruise Missile Defense
According to updated intelligence, the Iranians are investing big sums to upgrade their cruise missiles and build new ones. Israel has been worried for some time by this threat and improved its Barak-8 air defense missile systems to try and minimize any capabilities gaps.
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
LTAMDS: Raytheon To Build Linchpin Of Army Air & Missile Defense
Unlike Patriot, LTAMDS can watch for drones, missiles, and planes coming from all directions at once. A single LTAMDS side panel is twice as powerful as the entire Patriot radar.
Will Raytheon Counter-Drone System Head To Mideast With Patriot?
Raytheon's Howler could shore up a critical weak spot in Patriot: defense against low-and-slow threats like drones.
US Army Signals Israel’s Iron Dome Isn’t The Answer
“It was developed for a very specific threat and it does incredible things...we intend to operate it differently -- in support of an Army on the move. It’s not just going to be static.”
More US Troops, Patriots & Radar Head To Saudi; But How Useful Are They?
"We’ve seen this coming," but governments "haven't been preparing to go after not only UAS but cruise missiles."
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Pentagon Issues Classified RFP For New Missile Interceptor
DoD goes back to the drawing board to replace its missile interceptors. Can they make it work this time?
Border Wall Money Taken From Alaska Missile Interceptors, Shipyards & More
“We have been been given a lawful order by the president to respond to this crisis on the border and we’re doing that,” a Pentagon official said.
Army Tests Dispersed THAAD; Beginning Of Modular Missile Defense?
The potential threat from Chinese batteries will only grow as Beijing continues to militarize small islands outside of its territorial waters, claiming them as their own.
Pentagon Cancels Multi-Billion $ Boeing Missile Defense Program
Scrapping Boeing's Redesigned Kill Vehicle program -- which was put on hold in March -- will kick off a new effort to build a modernized generation of ballistic missile interceptors.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
US Fires INF-Busting Missile, First Test Since Treaty Signed
The test puts the nail in the coffin of the INF Treaty, which the US withdrew from earlier this month.
Army To Pick LTAMDS Winner By September
"This is a radar they're going to buy for, I don't know, 30 years? So you want to make sure you've got new technology that can meet the threats of the future."
Lasers, Microwaves, Hypersonics & More: Army RCCTO
Innovators who put forward the most promising white papers will be invited to pitch their idea to officials representing not only the Army but the other services, the joint Combatant Commands, and independent organizations like the Missile Defense Agency.
F-35 Spots Targets For Army Missile Defenders
The test was a big achievement for two much-criticized programs: the Joint Strike Fighter and the Army's IBCS network -- and for the services' struggle to work better together in a future war.