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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Israeli leaders said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, known as the “Iron Beam,” is designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems, including the more costly rocket-intercepting Iron Dome. “This may sound...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems such as the costly Iron Dome deployed by Israel, will be operational “as soon as possible,”...
The United States will put one Patriot missile defense system in Slovakia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday, after Bratislava agreed to donate its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine. Austin said the United States would place one Patriot system in Slovakia in the coming days and it would be operated by U.S. troops. 'Their...
President Joe Biden will on Monday ask for $813.3 billion in national security spending in his proposed budget, including money for a space-based missile warning system and almost $2 billion for an interceptor to protect against ballistic missile threats from states such as North Korea and Iran. Senior U.S. generals have warned that Iran's growing...
By The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Britain’s defense secretary says his country will deploy a missile defense system to NATO ally Poland in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During a visit to the Polish capital, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the United Kingdom is sending the Sky Sabre medium-range anti-air missile system to...
(CNN)The US has assessed that recent ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang signal the use of a new missile system, a senior administration official said Thursday, adding that it marks a "serious escalation" from North Korea."After a careful analysis the US government has conclude that the DPRK's two ballistic missile tests on February 26 and March...
(CNN)The two missile defense systems that the US delivered to Poland this week are part of a weapons system upon which the US military has heavily relied for nearly 40 years.The deployment, announced Thursday by Vice President Kamala Harris, is intended to deter Russia and boost Poland's security amid western concerns that the Ukraine conflict...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used to shoot...
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in an attempt to prevent a Lockheed Martin acquisition, a sale that it said would have negative consequences on missile production. Lockheed Martin was on the verge of acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.4 billion before the suit, which is the first time in decades the...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere. The Arrow Weapon System is part of an array of missile defenses Israel has developed in recent years to protect itself in any future conflict with archenemy Iran or regional militant groups, such as...
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it's reviewing a proposal from FedEx that would allow the company to install a laser-based missile-defense on its Airbus A321-200 airplanes. FedEx Corp in October 2019 applied for approval to use a feature that emits infrared laser energy outside the aircraft as a countermeasure against heat-seeking missiles,...
FedEx is looking to add laser technology to some cargo planes that would counter incoming heat-seeking missiles. The company asked for permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to equip some of its cargo planes with a missile defense system that would "emit infrared laser energy" outside of the aircraft as a "countermeasure against heat-seeking...
(CNN)FedEx wants to operate cargo planes outfitted with lasers that throw off incoming heat-seeking missiles, according to a newly published federal documents. In a filing Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration indicated FedEx had asked permission to add the missile-defense system. The agency said that the "FedEx missile-defense system directs infrared laser energy toward an incoming...
An object exploded Saturday in the night sky near the Iranian nuclear facility in the town of Natanz, with state television saying it was a missile exercise. Natanz's governor said there were no casualties and that a report would be released Sunday. Initial reports said the explosion was a defensive strike against a hostile...
President BidenJoe BidenTrump lawyer blamed Pence for causing Capitol attack: report Biden receives communion in Rome Protestors march for climate action in Rome amid G-20 summit MORE on Sunday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the G20 summit in Rome, where he raised concerns about Turkey's ownership of a Russian S-400 missile system. According to the...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The defense firm Northrop Grumman plans to hire 500 more engineers in the Huntsville area to support America’s new Air Force-led defense against foreign nuclear missile attack. Al.com reports that company officials on Monday discussed their Huntsville operation, which involves command and control systems used to operate missile defenses. The Virginia-based...
The Pentagon on Monday said an ISIS-K rocket made it through U.S. missile defense systems and landed inside Kabul airport at a time when American forces remain on high alert for more attacks. Officials said it was one of five launched by terrorists but it landed without causing harm. During a briefing, the Department of...
A missile defense system in Kabul on Monday intercepted five rockets fired at the international airport. No casualties were reported. A U.S. defense official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed the rockets were intercepted via a C-RAM missile defense system. The official did not confirm if all five rockets were brought down short of...
Bipartisan House lawmakers are doubling down on America's "ironclad" support for Israel in the aftermath of the deadly Gaza conflict and are urging support for more federal funds to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. At least 50 House members, both Democrats and Republicans, wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday urging the...
Over 3,150 rockets have been fired by Palestinian militant group Hamas from Gaza into southern and central Israel over the past week, targeting both Israeli population centers and border villages. Approximately 90% of those Hamas rockets have been intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, according to Israeli officials. Bystander videos have documented the...