Nov 19

US budget woes could hit European missile defense<br />
    (AP)<br />
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Apr 15

'Most challenging' US missile defense test a success<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military on Friday successfully conducted its “most challenging test to date” of a ballistic missile defense system it will deploy in Europe to counter an Iran missile threat, officials said.

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Mar 19

Officials: US missile attack on Libya prepared<br />
    (AP)<br />

AP - The U.S. prepared to a launch a missile attack on Libyan air defenses, but American ships and aircraft stationed in and around the Mediterranean Sea did not participate in initial French air missions Saturday, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the unfolding intervention.

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Dec 17

Cause of missile defense test failure unclear: US<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - A top US general said Thursday it was unclear why an interceptor meant to knock out incoming ballistic missiles failed in a test for the second time in a row.

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Nov 19

Iran says tests own model of Russian S-300 missile<br />
    (Reuters)<br />

Reuters - Iran has successfully tested its own version of a missile system that Russia declined to supply amid concerns Tehran might be seeking nuclear weapons, a military official was quoted as saying on Thursday.

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Nov 10

Mystery missile vapor trail stumps Pentagon<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military said it has detected no launch of a foreign military missile off the coast of California and offered assurances that whatever happened there posed no threat to the United States.

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Nov 9

Mystery missile vapour trail stumps Pentagon<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US military has so far been unable to explain an apparent missile vapour trail off the coast of California and is still trying to determine its cause, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.

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Aug 19

Pentagon blocks 400 million dollar missile defense contract<br />
    (AFP)<br />
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Aug 18

Pentagon blocks 400 million dollar missile defense contract<br />
    (AFP)<br />
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Aug 16

US plans missile interceptor sale to Kuwait<br />
    (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Pentagon on Wednesday said it had notified the US Congress of a planned sale of Patriot missiles to Kuwait, which is looking to bolster its defenses against the threat from Iran.

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