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Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria

Agence France-PresseMay 17, 2013 16:45
Russia's shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer said Friday. General Martin Dempsey's comments were the first official confirmation from the US government that Moscow had sent advanced "ship-killer" cruise missiles to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. "It is at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering," the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a news conference when asked about the reported shipment of missiles.

US radar in place to counter N.Korea threat

April 11, 2013 00:31
A powerful US military sea-based radar is now in place to detect any possible missile launches by North Korea, according to a senior US defense official. "The SBX is in position," the defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP late Wednesday. The official would not offer more details but confirmed the SBX, a floating X-band radar that resembles a giant golf ball, had reached a location at sea where it could track missiles fired by the Pyongyang regime.

Missile interceptors set up at Defense Ministry in central Tokyo

April 9, 2013 14:06
Japan's Defense Ministry early Tuesday deployed a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit at its premises in Ichigaya, Tokyo to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea. The move follows Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera's order on Sunday to the Self-Defense Forces to be ready to shoot down North Korean missiles if they reach Japan.

N.Korea: US to deploy missile defense to Guam

April 3, 2013 15:16
The United States is to deploy a THAAD missile defense battery to defend its bases on the Pacific island of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday following threats from North Korea. The news that the ground-based system would be in place in the coming weeks came after two Aegis anti-missile destroyers were sent to the western Pacific to intercept any North Korean strike against US or allied targets. mra-dc/dw

UPDATE 4-Israel says it successfully tests new missile defence

February 25, 2013 03:45
* Arrow III is part of Israel's layered aerial shield * US-backed system will hit incoming missiles in space By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Israel carried out a successful first test on Monday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Iran and Syria, defence officials said.

Israel carries out Arrow missile interceptor test-official

February 25, 2013 02:45
JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded Arrow missile interceptor on Monday, an Israeli official said. The U.S.-backed Arrow missile is designed to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles at altitudes high enough to allow for any non-conventional warheads to disintegrate safely. (Reporting by Dan Williams; editing by Crispian Balmer)

Second set of NATO Patriot missiles in Turkey go active

January 29, 2013 11:00
ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A second pair of Patriot missile batteries being sent by NATO countries to defend Turkey against possible attack from Syria are now operational, a German security official said on Tuesday. The United States, Germany and the Netherlands each committed to sending two batteries and up to 400 soldiers to operate them after Ankara asked for help to bolster its air defences against possible missile attack from Syria.

Europe's armies use Patriots for Turkey as argument against cuts

January 8, 2013 14:30
* Dutch defence chief says modern anti-missile systems not a luxury * European armed forces under pressure from cuts By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Sending Patriot missiles to Turkey has a hidden benefit for Europe's shrinking armed forces: it helps them to justify expensive and little-used weapons systems at a time when their governments are slashing military spending.
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