News About Ballistic Missile Defense 20-NOV-09 en-us Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 3, 2009 - Israel's prime minister on Tuesday hailed a joint anti-missile exercise with US forces, amid continuing high tensions with Iran, amid claims that Hamas now has rockets capable of hitting Tel Aviv.]]> Haifa, Israel (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 - Amid the uncertainty about whether a deal with Iran over its nuclear program is possible, the United States and Israel are conducting their largest-ever missile-defense exercises designed to counter an Iranian missile bombardment.]]> Washington (AFP) Oct 28, 2009 - Japanese naval forces successfully shot down a medium-range missile off Hawaii in a test of Tokyo's missile defense weaponry, the US military said on Wednesday.]]> Moorestown NJ (SPX) Oct 28, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System.]]> Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 28, 2009 - Raytheon was awarded two contracts worth in excess of $100 million by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to design and develop the David's Sling Weapon System.]]> Bucharest (AFP) Oct 22, 2009 - US Vice President Joe Biden, on a three-day trip to Eastern Europe, said Thursday that Romania had added its support to that of Poland for a new anti-missile system the United States is planning for the region.]]> Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2009 - Ukraine's top diplomat Friday reassured Russia that Kiev was not in talks with Washington over the new US missile shield plan, as he sought to mend relations eroded by a series of crises.]]> Tel Aviv (AFP) Oct 22, 2009 - A massive air defence drill under way in Israel will join Israeli and US systems to create the world's most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said on Thursday.]]> Fort Bliss TX (SPX) Oct 22, 2009 - The U.S. Army has activated its second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery during a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. THAAD is a defensive weapon system developed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, a joint service organization within the Department of Defense.]]> Warsaw (AFP) Oct 21, 2009 - Poland is ready to join a new US anti-missile system replacing a plan fiercely opposed by Moscow, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday during a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden.]]>