DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States were set to open talks Friday on the possible deployment — vehemently opposed by China — of an advanced US missile defence system to counter the growing threat from North Korea. South Korea’s defence ministry said initial discussions would focus on potential locations, as well as cost-sharing and a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-open-missile-shield-talks-66921/

DefenceTalkThe Army is looking at placing more short-range air-defense capabilities in brigade combat teams (BCT). For more than two decades, the Army has neglected the short-range threat and focused instead on missiles, said Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was part […]https://www.defencetalk.com/short-range-air-defense-back-in-demand-66764/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: A new missile with a longer range specifically developed for Russia’s S-400 air defense system will push the range at which the system can engage targets to its limit, a Russian military industry source said Sunday. “Missile tests are about to be complete. This missile will allow to use the [S-400] system to its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-missile-to-boost-s-400-air-defense-system-capability-66238/

DefenceTalkNEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, the government Thursday cleared an approximately Rs 30,000-crore (approx. $4.8 billion—Ed.) plan to purchase five units of the Russian S-400 Triumph air defence missile system. The acquisition will pave the way towards plugging the gaps in the existing air defence (AD) capability of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-approves-acquisition-of-russian-s-400-missile-system-66139/

DefenceTalkThe United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.1 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) missiles. Lockheed Martin has received a $1.1 billion contract for production and delivery of PAC-3 (shown) […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-receives-contract-for-pac-3-missiles-66094/

DefenceTalkOrbital ATK, Inc. and the U.S. Navy successfully launched and scored a direct hit against an advanced enemy air defense radar system during a live fire test of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Block 1 Software Upgrade at China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center on Sept. 22, 2015. The AARGM Block 1 Software […]https://www.defencetalk.com/orbital-atks-upgraded-aargm-missile-scores-direct-hit-65951/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: First supplies of S-400 Triumph long-range anti-aircraft missile systems to China are planned no earlier than in a year or a year-and-a-half, a source from the Russian system of military-technical cooperation told Tass on Thursday. “Supplies are planned no earlier than in a year, or more likely, in a year-and-a-half,” the source said. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-to-receive-first-s-400-systems-in-2016-65827/

DefenceTalkThe United States Army is acquiring upgrade kits to make the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system better at detecting and destroying threats, cost less to operate, and run even more reliably than it already does. The U.S. Army recently awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a contract modification to an existing contract for radar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-invests-in-patriot-radar-modernization-upgrades-65816/

DefenceTalkMoscow: Russia announced Monday that it has agreed to push on with a deal to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran after Moscow halted an earlier agreement due to UN sanctions slapped on Tehran. “The contract between Russia and Iran for delivery of S-300 missile systems is back in force,” the state-run Russian Technologies corporation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-agrees-deal-to-deliver-s-300-missile-systems-to-iran-65798/

DefenceTalkThe head of Russia’s air force said Thursday the military has sent anti-aircraft missiles to Syria in order to protect the Russian planes that have been conducting airstrikes there since the end of September. Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper that the Russian jets were at risk of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-sends-missiles-to-syria-to-protect-its-fighter-jets-65772/