The U.S. Defense Acquisition Board has approved full-rate production of Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6.
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Iran starts mass production of air defense system
Iran on Monday started mass-production of a highly mobile home-made air-defense system dubbed Herz-9.
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U.S. Army: “no time limit” on deployment of THAAD to Guam
U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Wiercinski told reporters in the Pentagon that there is “no time limit” on the deployment of the THAAD missile battery system to Guam.
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SM-3 Block IB engaged sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target
During a Missile Defense Agency test, USS Lake Erie successfully employed a SM-3 Block IB to engage a
sophisticated, separating short-range ballistic missile target.
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Evolved SeaSparrow Missile destroys high-diving, supersonic threat
The Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) has proven its ability to destroy a high-diving, supersonic threat during a recent firing from the U.S. Navy’s Self-Defense Test Ship.
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