Hanwha Aerospace has signed a development contract with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) to lead the L-SAM II programme, a new long-range interceptor system.
Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur and Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed the deployment of Italy’s SAMP/T air defence system to Estonia later this year.
The United States’ proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system could eventually be capable of countering attacks like Ukraine’s recent drone strike on Russian airbases, the top US Air Force officer has said.
Israel and Germany have officially begun preparations for the delivery of the Arrow 3 missile defence system to the German Armed Forces.
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The Trump administration has indicated a desire to rapidly expand and strengthen continental U.S. missile defence by building what it is calling the Golden Dome.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has chosen the TPY-4 radar system from American defence company Lockheed Martin to enhance its long-range air surveillance capabilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about working together on his proposed Golden Dome missile defence system.
Rocket Lab has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the parent holding company of Geost, LLC, an Arizona-based specialist in electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) payloads for national security satellites.
Canada has reiterated its close military partnership with the United States and expressed support for President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence initiative.
Patriot is most often associated with interceptors – missiles that intercept airborne threats – but it also includes a radar, a launcher and command-and-control technology.
Northrop Grumman has successfully launched two GQM-163A “Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming targets from the Hebrides Launch Facility in Scotland.
Hanwha Systems has signed a contract with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) to develop a next-generation Multi-Function Radar (MFR) for the L-SAM-II system.
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