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Israeli air force makes precision-guided weapons its top priority
Flightglobal: The Israeli air force has pushed the acquisition of advanced air-to-air missiles down its priority list, with purchases of stand-off-range precision-guided... Author: Arie Egozi Date: 21 May 2008 Read the full article
Lockheed launches flight tests for multi-mission Hellfire missile
Flightglobal: Lockheed Martin has launched flight tests for a new and far more capable version of the AGM-114 Hellfire missile family. An inert AGM-114R Hellfire... Author: Stephen Trimble Date: 28 October 2009 Read the full article
Three US primes team up to challenge Boeing, Raytheon in missile market
Flightglobal: Three US defence contractors are teaming to beat Boeing and Raytheon to design the next premier air-launched missile. Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Lockheed... Author: Stephen Trimble Date: 21 July 2008 Read the full article
US pilots union takes aim at missile launcher defences, calling countermeasures 'unsafe and expensive'
Flightglobal: The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is set to oppose the installation of countermeasures systems on board civil aircraft as a means of protection from shoulder-launched missiles. Date: 29 June 2006 Read the full article
Anti-missile fight widens
Flightglobal: US Department of Homeland Security to weigh up alternatives to laser jammers High-power laser and microwave weapons and flare-based anti-missile systems are to be evaluated by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as potential
Northrop Grumman touts reliability scores for helicopter anti-missile system
Flightglobal: Northrop Grumman says a recent series of tests demonstrates the reliability of a helicopter-based anti-missile system newly developed for US Army helicopters. Author: Stephen Trimble Date: 28 January 2010 Read the full article
Rafael eyes Stunner interceptor as successor to Python, Derby missiles
Flightglobal: Israeli manufacturer Rafael confirms that its Stunner interceptor could be adapted for future air-to-air applications ... Author: Stephen Trimble Date: 30 November 2009 Read the full article
Northrop: UAVs serving anti-missile role for airliners too costly
Flightglobal: After a US-sponsored study and flight tests, Northrop Grumman has determined that using unmanned air vehicles to thwart missile attacks on airliners near... Author: Stephen Trimble Date: 14 November 2008 Read the full article
BAE Systems gets funding for anti-missile testing
Flightglobal: Funding to support the test of a missile defense system developed by BAE Systems on three American Airlines Author: Lori Ranson Date: 07 January 2008 Read the full article
