Raytheon Pitches SM-3 to European Countries for Ballistic Missile Defense

Raytheon has proposed that 10 European warships be equipped with the company’s standard SM-3 missile, so that the burden of providing a missile defense shield over Europe can be shared more equally among the NATO countries. The alliance has crafted a Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to extending the shield, so that it covers the entire European continent. But the U.S. is providing the only system that can currently perform the exo-atmospheric interception of incoming missiles required to defend an entire region. That system is the Aegis onboard U.S. Navy warships, which fires the SM-3 Block 1A.

U.S.-Poland Ballistic Missile Defense Pact Takes Effect

Poland and the U.S. have jointly announced that their ballistic missile defense agreement entered into force Thursday. The pact will see the deployment of land-based anti-missile batteries in the European country by 2018.

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Poland Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement

The United States and Poland are pleased to jointly announce that the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement of 2008 and its Amending Protocol of 2010 on deployment of the land-based SM-3 system within Poland has entered into force, effective September 15, 2011. The U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense system will be located at Redzikowo Base as a part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach to missile defense in the 2018 timeframe. This base represents a significant contribution by our two nations to a future NATO missile defense capability.

Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement Between the United States of America and Romania

The United States welcomes the strong commitment of Romania to join a growing group of allies and partners that are contributing to efforts to counter existing and emerging ballistic missile threats in the Twenty-First Century.

New Raytheon Datalink Will Allow NATO Ships to Employ All Standard Missiles

LONDON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Raytheon Company completed design and testing of a prototype dual-band datalink that will enable interoperability between the Standard Missile family of interceptors and a wider variety of radars and ships.

US-Romania Missile Defense Pact To Be Signed On Tuesday

 

(RTTNews) – The United States and Romania will sign on Tuesday an agreement on the deployment of a ballistic missile defense system in Romania.

Government Sets Terms for Missile Interceptor Transfer

Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) with Aegis BMD provides global defense against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles with its demonstrated lethal hit-to-kill capability

Japan would allow the United States to transfer a missile interceptor under joint development by the two nations to third parties, on the condition that the third parties can effectively control its re-export, according to draft guidelines compiled by the government.

Raytheon breaking ground today for missile facility on Redstone Arsenal

On Redstone Arsenal, the plant will be near the offices of the Missile Defense Agency and other customers, and there is already an infrastructure used in integrating large-scale rocket and propulsion systems and the explosive materials they use, he said. The area has a talented workforce and state training programs that will allow employees to come on board ready to work; connections with the University of Alabama in Huntsville and other area institutions for other workforce development and training; and more.

Japan, U.S. To Expand Missile Defense, Cyber Cooperation

The United States and Japan pledged to continue working together on missile defense, cyber and space initiatives, as well as expanding information-sharing and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities.

Bulgaria to Host Elements of NATO Missile Defense if Turkey Refuses

The Deveselu air base in Romania will host the interceptors of the future US/NATO missile shield in Europe, while Bulgaria remains the second most likely location of the radar after Turkey. Map from google maps

Bulgaria is likely to host elements of the US/NATO missile defense system in Europe instead of Turkey if Turkey refuses to host them, according to Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Avgustina Tsvetkova.

Turkey’s position about hosting elements of the US and NATO missile shield, most likely its radar system, should be clear by the fall of 2011, Tsvetkova told journalists in Pamporovo Friday. Should Turkey decide against hosting part of the missile defense, then Bulgaria could start talks with NATO to host the same elements, she explained.