The U.S. Army plans to combine the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and the Patriot air-and-missile defense platform within two years to facilitate communications between the two equipment and support the
MoreThe U.S. Army has proposed $5.1 billion in fiscal 2019 funds to procure missile systems, up from the service branch’s $3.9 billion fiscal 2018 request for missile procurement efforts, Military.com reported Wednesday. Davis
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Japan has approved a $45.8 billion defense budget for the year beginning April 1, including $1.2 billion for ballistic missile defense programs, Reuters reported Friday. The budget will fund purchases of the Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 Block
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Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Army logistics, has said the military branch would need $45 billion to buy precision weapons that can support fight against terrorists and other
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Defense Secretary should direct the U.S. Army to establish oversight mechanisms similar to defense acquisition program systems if development for upgrades operationally tested with Post
MoreThe House Armed Services Committeeâs defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 would hold back 50 percent of funds allocated for the Patriot missile defense system until the U.S. Army comes up with
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A U.S. Army official has said the military branch has conducted a military exercise to test the capacity of an Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System to counter an adversaryâs radar
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The U.S. Army‘s top acquisition official has said the service branch considers surface-to-surface, long-range missile development a high priority investment in order to âoperate in a much more contested environment,â Breaking
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NATO has approved Turkeyâs request to acquire Patriot anti-missile batteries for defending against potential airstrikes by Syria, American Forces Press Service reports. Nick Simeone writes the U.S., Germany and Netherlands will supply
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