The U.S. Army carried out a successful dual engagement flight test of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) on Apr. 8.
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Category: Air Defense
Iran parades its S-300 air defense system
Iran has showed off parts of its S-300 air defense missile system at an Army Day parade on Apr. 17. President Hassan Rouhani was the guest-of-honor.
Raytheon given $20.9 million contract to maintain AN/TPS-71
The U.S. Navy has given Raytheon a $20.9 million contract to maintain and operate the AN/TPS-71 Relocatable Over-The-Horizon Radar (ROTHR) for one year with options for four one-year periods.
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S-300 air defense system spotted in Gilan Province, Iran
A convoy carrying the S-300 air defense system was videotaped as it went along Gilan Province in Iran earlier this week. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari confirmed on Apr. 11 that the first shipment of the air defense system has been completed.
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Lockheed Martin keen to put Aegis on San Antonio-class LPDs
For sometime Huntington Ingalls Industries has been keen to turn the San Antonio-class LPD into a missile defense ship and now Lockheed Martin has decided to jump on the bandwagon.
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton, USN (Official U.S. Navy Photograph) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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