DefenceTalkNorth Korea threatened Monday to take “physical action” after Washington and Seoul announced they would deploy a sophisticated US anti-missile defence system to counter the growing menace from Pyongyang. Seoul and Washington on Friday revealed their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the South following recent North Korean missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-threatens-action-over-us-anti-missile-system-67818/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a delivery order from the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) to deliver an advanced anti-missile system to the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. Under the terms of the $31.7 million contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver three modernized third-generation pods, which are based on the Northrop Grumman Guardian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-to-provide-anti-missile-system-to-air-national-guard-air-force-reserve-command-64644/

DefenceTalkTurkey would look again at a US bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract for the country’s first long-range anti-missile system providing Washington agrees to produce it jointly, a top Turkish official said Monday. A “final decision has not been taken,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters, after meeting in Washington with US Defense Secretary Chuck […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-has-time-to-boost-bid-for-turkey-missile-system-fm-49678/

DefenceTalkTurkey on Wednesday defended its decision to enter talks with China to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, in spite of protests from its ally Washington. It also made clear that no deal had yet been finalized. “The Chinese gave us the best price,” Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz told Vatan newspaper, explaining that the system’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-ally-turkey-defends-choice-of-chinese-missiles-49276/