Missile Shield

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Israel declares test a "major milestone" in development of anti-missile system Arrow could protect Israel from medium range missiles fired from countries like Iran The U.S. participated in the test described as "target-only tracking" Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel declared a Friday test of its Arrow weapon system a "major milestone" in the development of a system to defend against medium range missiles that could be fired from countries like Iran. In a statement...Read Full Story

In the face of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Israel tested the Arrow missile defense system on Friday in what officials said was a successful demonstration of the country's ability to defend itself in a future war. At 11 a.m., an F-15 Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jet launched a Blue Sparrow, a missile developed by Raphael to impersonate long-range Iranian ballistic missiles. The Arrow's radar and detection system, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) detected the...Read Full Story

India's missile scientists are gearing to conduct an interceptor missile test on February 10 as part of the plans to deploy a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system. This will be the seventh interceptor mission. The exercise is meant to test the capability of the system to kill incoming ballistic missiles with a range of 2,000-3,000 km. Of the six exercises held to date — the first was in November 2006 — five have been successful. The proposed operation would be closer to the...Read Full Story

Patriot missiles are to be produced by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Army and Taiwan under contracts from the Army worth $921 million. "Demand remains strong from the U.S. and our global partners for the combat-proven PAC-3 Missile," said Mike Trotsky, vice president of air and missile defense programs at Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business. "In today's uncertain environment, Lockheed Martin remains focused on delivering this important capability to our customers on schedule...Read Full Story

India successfully tested on Friday an interceptor defence shield developed to detect and destroy incoming ballistic missiles, a government official said.   Officials from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said an indigenously developed interceptor missile locked on to the targets, two nuclear-capable missiles, and destroyed them in a test in eastern India.Read Full Story