Turkey to discuss NATO missile shield deployment with Iran “in friendly atmosphere”

The Turkish ambassador to Iran said Turkey planned to discuss with Iran in a friendly atmosphere the issue of NATO’s missile shield to be deployed on the Turkish soil, the English-language Tehran Times daily reported Thursday.

Turkey, Iran to discuss deployment of NATO Missile Defense Shield

Turkish and Iranian experts will discuss the deployment of NATO’s early-warning radar system in Turkey, CNN Turk quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi as saying on Saturday.

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.

Spain will Host US Ships for Missile Defense Plan

BRUSSELS — The Obama administration has agreed to base Aegis Cruisers on Spain’s coast, as part of the anti-ballistic missile defense system to protect Europe against a potential Iranian nuclear threat, U.S. defense officials said 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.

Russia, U.S. will Agree on Missile Defense Data Exchange System – U.S. Envoy

Russia and the United States will sign an agreement on the information exchange system of the European missile defense shield during the NATO-Russia Council summit in Chicago in May 2012, Ambassador to Moscow John Beyrle said in an interview with Russian business daily Kommersant.

Russia Makes Condition

The next Russia-NATO summit will only be possible after a compromise is reached on ABM issues, the country’s envoy to the Alliance Dmitry Rogozin said. In the capacity of Russian president’s special representative for missile defense cooperation with NATO, he is holding a series of consultations with leaders of the organization’s European member states. This week, he met with Portugal’s top-ranking political and military officials in Brussels. 

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.