India successfully launched an interceptor missile from Wheeler’s Island off the Odisha coast on Friday.
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Israel successfully tests Arrow missile defense system
Israel successfully tests the Arrow missile defense system on Friday. No interceptor was fired, the Arrow’s radar tracked a Blue Sparrow target fired from a F-15 together with the U.S. X-Band radar
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U.S. State Department could slap sanctions on Thales Alenia Space
The U.S. State Department has quietly warned Thales Alenia Space that export licenses needed by its U.S. suppliers might be denied.
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Ramstein to host NATO’s missile shield command
NATO’s missile shield command center will be in Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, a NATO spokesman said on Thursday.
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Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system for South Korea, India?
Defense News reports that Israel and the U.S. may export the Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile system to South Korea after a U.S.-Israeli industrial team was given to green light to market the weapon.
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