DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday, the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang as the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean military condemned the launches as “extremely inappropriate given the difficult situation the world is experiencing due to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-74921/

DefenceTalkThe United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms race between superpowers. The Pentagon said a test glide vehicle flew at hypersonic speeds — more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5 — to a designated impact […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-successfully-tests-hypersonic-missile-74917/

DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19 at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time (HST). The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), which flew at hypersonic speed to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dept-of-defense-tests-hypersonic-glide-body-74913/

DefenceTalkBAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture next-generation infrared seekers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, providing critical targeting technology that helps protect the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles. The sensor design work will improve the missile defense system’s ability to neutralize […]https://www.defencetalk.com/developing-advanced-seekers-for-ballistic-missile-defense-system-74861/

DefenceTalkDefending the homeland and deployed forces, allies and partners from missile threats of any type is the military’s top priority. The Defense Department continues to invest in technologies that accomplish this, particularly in the space-based sensor-tracking of advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic threats, said Rob Soofer, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-officials-describe-missile-defense-efforts-74819/

DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program has completed delivery of the first ten antenna panels to Clear, Alaska, that will make up the first of the system’s two radar antenna arrays. Lockheed Martin continues to successfully achieve all program milestones as it works towards delivering the radar to MDA in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/missile-defense-agencys-long-range-discrimination-radar-closer-to-delivery-74772/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully tested its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program at White Sands Missile Range, NM. All objectives were achieved in a flawless second performance following the missile’s inaugural flight last December. “Today’s flight test further demonstrated the reliability, precision and critical capabilities Lockheed Martin is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-armys-precision-strike-missile-demos-pinpoint-accuracy-in-second-test-74758/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $551 million contract to begin production of the combat-proven Patriot™ air and missile defense system for the Kingdom of Bahrain. The contract was awarded on January 31, 2020. “Raytheon’s Patriot provides the Kingdom of Bahrain and 16 other countries around the globe with a combat-proven system […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-to-begin-production-of-patriot-air-defense-system-for-bahrain-74728/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang. Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities during its long-stalled nuclear discussions with the US, which have been at a standstill since the collapse of the Hanoi […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-multiple-projectiles-souths-military-74717/

DefenceTalkThe mission of the Missile Defense Agency is defending the U.S., deployed forces, friends and allies from missiles of all sorts. “It’s a no-fail mission,” said its director, Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, speaking at the 11th annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington, D.C. If there’s ever a war with a near-peer adversary, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-defense-officials-describe-layered-missile-defense-progress-74682/