NATO’s missile defense program to be fully operational in 2018 – Rasmussen

NATO’s Euro missile defense program will become fully operational by 2018, the alliance’s chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday.

NATO Plans Interim Missile Defense Capability

LONDON — When defense ministers from NATO member states meet this week in Brussels, missile defense will be on the agenda. And while concrete decisions are not expected, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen hopes to be ready to declare some meaningful progress next year.

NATO Optimistic over European Missile Shield

NATO’s missile shield for Europe is gradually becoming a reality, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.

NATO Missile Defense to get Interim Capability by Next May

 

BRUSSELS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — NATO leaders will announce an interim operational capability for the military alliance’s missile defense system in Europe at Chicago summit in May, 2012, the head of NATO said on Friday.

MDA Ground Test Demonstrates Phased Adaptive Approach

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a ground test involving several distributed Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) elements. Data collected during the test, conducted September 12-16, demonstrated BMDS Phase 1 capabilities of the Phased Adaptive Approach to defend European allies and deployed forces from ballistic missile threats by simultaneously executing multiple theater engagements.

Netherlands to Join NATO Missile Defense Program

Baku-APA. The Netherlands will contribute to the NATO missile shield to protect Europe against missile attacks from countries such as Iran, the NRC Handelsblad newspaper said, APA reports.

NATO Official Makes Missile Trip to Ankara

The visit of a senior NATO commander to Ankara on Tuesday for talks regarding a radar system in southeastern Turkey as part of the alliance’s missile shield project came as Iran increased its criticism of Turkey’s recent attitude toward Israel.

Georgia Ready to Hosts Elements of European Missile Defense

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has announced that his country would welcome deployment of X-band radar, an element of regional missile defense system designed to protect Central Asia and the Middle East from Iran, in its territory.

Russia Warns US Missile Defense Project Outpacing Dialogue

Moscow says no progress has been made in Russian-U.S. negotiations on missile defense issues, as the US continues implementing the controversial system “faster than the pace of the talks.”

‘Iran, Russia, China Mulling Joint Missile Shield’

TEHRAN – Unofficial sources have announced that Iran, Russia, and China are currently holding talks on a proposal to establish a joint missile defense shield as a counterweight to a NATO defense shield, according to a recent report.