What once was "Star Wars" under Reagan is now National Missile Defense under Bush. Learn more about the technology behind the system.

Sep 17, 2009 – The United States is overhauling Bush-era plans for a missile defense shield in Europe, based partly on the latest analysis of Iran's offensive .

Jump to Program planning, goals and discussions‎: On 24 February 2005, the Missile Defense Agency, testing the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, .

Nov 20, 2010 – LISBON, Portugal — NATO leaders agreed Friday to establish a missile defense shield that would cover all NATO member states, and on .

May 9, 2011 – This Saturday the United States Military launched a new geosynchronous satellite into orbit as part of its Space-Based Infrared System project, .

04.11.11 -- Two recent Ballistic Missile Defense System-wide (BMDS) tests involving the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built Space Tracking and Surveillance .

Jun 24, 2011 – A Missile Defence Feasibility Study was launched after the November 2002 Prague Summit to examine options for protecting Alliance forces, .

Aug 18, 2008 – Missile defence never found much favour within Canada's Liberal governments during that period as well. Though Paul Martin's government .

Sep 17, 2009 – Mr. Obama's transformation of the missile defense program is one of his administration's sharpest revisions of the national security policy he .

Sep 20, 2009 – What is the US missile defence system and why is Russia so upset by it?

Raytheon has received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest .

Aug 3, 2011 – Since 1999, the system has performed eight successful test flights out of 15 trials, according to the U.S. missile agency. Source: Missile Defense .

May 9, 2011 – Similar weapons systems (such as the Patriot Missile Defense used in Gulf . The missile defense system may discourage terrorist nations from .

Jan 28, 2011 – The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin completed a key tracking exercise for the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) .

Jan 13, 2010 – On Monday, it successfully tested a missile-defense system aimed at scaring away the U.S. from defending the island nation of Taiwan. .

Dec 29, 2009 – Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin says U.S. plans for a missile defense system is the main obstacle for reaching a new deal with the U.S. on .

Orbital is an industry-leading provider of suborbital launch vehicles for the nation's missile defense systems. In the last 10 years we have conducted nearly 50 .

Sep 17, 2009 – US president shelves scheme in Poland and Czech Republic, citing new intelligence on threat from Iran.

Feb 14, 2011 – WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it would stop funding a multibillion-dollar U.S.-European missile defense .

Jump to Defense systems and initiatives‎: Arrow missile; HQ-9 regional air defence/anti-ballistic missile; Iron Dome .

Apr 6, 2009 – PRAGUE, April 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the U.S. missile defense system in the Czech Republic and .

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Dec 15, 2004 – A test of the planned US anti-missile defence shield fails .

The MDA has fielded an initial capability to protect the U.S and our allies against limited ballistic missile attack. The Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) is .

Jun 15, 2011 – The Czech Republic will not host elements of the controversial antimissile shield. The country did not like the minor role which it was to play in .

Jun 10, 2011 – The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Defense Ministers in Brussels did not result in any mutual agreements.

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Jun 27, 2000 – The Federation of American Scientists provides information on this program, the different elements involved, the timescale and costs.

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Technical Realities: An Analysis of the U.S. National Missle Defense System The ballistic missile defense system that the United States will deploy later this year .

Mar 10, 2011 – China used a top-secret SC-19 anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in a test last year against a target missile as part of a missile-defense system that .

May 23, 2011 – Israeli officials say they scored a military success during .

Aug 22, 2011 – Israel's 'Iron Dome' missile-defense system protected Israeli civilians from Gaza rockets, reducing pressure for retaliatory strikes and giving .

The Missile Defense Agency has fielded an initial capability to protect the .

Jan 26, 2011 – Russia will go forward with plans to develop its own missile defense system after the ratification of a strategic arms reduction treaty with the .

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Feb 22, 2011 – Missile defense system tested off California coast, destroys simulated Iranian missile; Barak calls development a milestone.

Sep 18, 2009 – Obama confirmed he is scrapping plans for a missile defense shield in Central Europe in favor of smaller defensive systems.

1) From the beginning, the system included the most “cutting-edge” Soviet missile defense technology. Its phased-array fire control radar was capable of tracking .

Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. See more on how Lockheed Martin is making a difference with missiles and missile defense. More missile and missile .

Sep 17, 2009 – The Obama administration will scrap the controversial .

Mar 27, 2011 – System placed on desert terrain, expected to begin operating by Sunday afternoon; IDF has described the step as 'experiment', adding that the .

The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System is the first missile defense program deployed operationally to defend the homeland against ballistic .

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System · Standard Missile-2 · Standard Missile-3 · Aegis Ashore with SM-3 Block IB · Ground-Based Midcourse Defense .

Sep 19, 2009 – ASHKELON, Israel -- As it pushes for international action against Iran's nuclear program, Israel is steadily assembling one of the world's most .

Jan 27, 2011 – Without better management and oversight, the Defense Department's missile defense plans in Europe face potential cost overruns and .

The Patriot Air and Missile Defense System is the world’s most advanced air and missile defense system. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems is the prime .

Apr 15, 2011 – The U.S. military said Friday it successfully conducted its most challenging test yet of its ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, intercepting a .

4 days ago – Israel's cutting-edge missile defense called Iron Dome scored an 85 percent success rate in knocking out rockets launched against Israel's .

Apr 6, 2011 – An EU diplomat has linked Turkey's involvement in Libya operation and the proposed missile defense shield for NATO.

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