A U.S. Navy SM-3 Block IIA missile late on Nov. 16 shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target in a landmark test for the U.S…

The U.S. Army will activate two air defense artillery batteries at Fort Bliss in Texas to test and evaluate the Iron Dome system for integration into the service’s existing architecture.

European missile manufacturer MBDA’s high-tier missile/long-range mobile missile (MHT/MLP) has been selected to fulfill France’s Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) requirement.

Northrop Grumman is looking to become the third major missile provider to the Pentagon and allied customers, the company’s chief executive said Nov. 11.

The sources sought notice asked interested companies to supply a wide range of information, such as a rough order of magnitude estimate for the cost and schedule of developing and delivering up 8,000 missiles. 

Lithuania has inducted its first ground-based Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System into service, becoming the first of the Baltic States to field such a capability. 

Non-European Union countries such as the U.S. and UK are being allowed to participate in the EU’s PESCO defense cooperation initiative.

The French Air Force has declared the new Talios targeting pod operational on its Dassault Rafales equipped with the F3R upgrade.