<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Missiles</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/missiles/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:47:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Boeing’s New Missile for Littoral Combat Ships</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16053</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week we showed you this photo I took of a mysterious missile that Boeing had on display at the Surface Navy Association’s annual convention just outside of DC. I had never seen, or heard of, this missile before and no one at Boeing’s booth could talk about the weapon. Well, a spokeswoman with Boeing’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/18/boeings-new-missile-for-littoral-combat-ships/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>59</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Where the US Will Spend Its Weapons Cash</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:40:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AirSea Battle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Door Kickers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nukes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16045</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you want further proof of where Pentagon weapon spending is likely to head, check out the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assesments latest publication, Outside-In, Operating from Range to Defeat Iran’s Anti-Access and Area-Denial Threats. The document, a concept for how the Defense Deparment can counter Iran’s increasingly sophisticated efforts to feild weapons that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/17/where-the-us-will-spend-its-weapons-cash/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>85</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Boeing’s Mystery Missile</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/13/boeings-mystery-missile/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/13/boeings-mystery-missile/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:19:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ammo and Munitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16031</guid> <description><![CDATA[Could this be the secret new strike weapons Boeing executives told a bunch of us reporters the company was working on during the Farnborough air show in 2010? I spotted the mystery weapon in Boeing’s booth at the Surface Navy Association’s annual conference here in Washington. I’d never seen the design or the name before so I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/13/boeings-mystery-missile/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>29</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ok Guys, Who Sent Patriot Missiles to China? (Updated)</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/ok-guys-who-sent-patriot-missiles-to-china/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/ok-guys-who-sent-patriot-missiles-to-china/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:15:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ammo and Munitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cops and Robbers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15776</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, Finnish Authorities yesterday found 69 Patriot air-defense missiles and another 160 tons of explosives on a ship bound for China. What!? The British-flagged merchant ship Thor Liberty apparently left Emden, Germany with the missiles and stopped in Finland to pick up anchor chains when Finnish customs inspectors found the weapons — in crates marked as fireworks [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/ok-guys-who-sent-patriot-missiles-to-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>101</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Harriers Now Armed With AMRAAMs</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/08/harriers-now-armed-with-amraams/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/08/harriers-now-armed-with-amraams/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:49:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ammo and Munitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15623</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here’s an interesting photo of Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers aboard the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean about to be armed with AIM-120 AMRAAMs. Yup, Harriers armed with the U.S.’ premiere air-to-air weapon. This marks the first time that USMC Harriers have carried AMRAAMs on an operational deployment. Pretty interesting considering that one typically [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/08/harriers-now-armed-with-amraams/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>27</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Before and After Photos of Iran’s Destroyed Missile Base</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/01/before-and-after-photos-of-irans-destroyed-missile-base/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/01/before-and-after-photos-of-irans-destroyed-missile-base/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:42:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Defense Biz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[You can run...]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15556</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out these photos of Iran’s missile research facility near the town of Bid Kaneh about 30 miles outside Tehran. The picture above shows the facility in September and the photo after the jump shows the base on Nov. 22, almost totally destroyed by an explosion ten days earlier on Nov. 12. That blast killed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/01/before-and-after-photos-of-irans-destroyed-missile-base/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>71</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Successfully Tests Hypersonic Weapon Design</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/17/army-successfully-tests-hypersonic-weapon-design/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/17/army-successfully-tests-hypersonic-weapon-design/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:38:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prompt Global Strike]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15405</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, the Army made it happen, it successfully tested its own hypersonic weapon prototype that could lead to a class of conventionally-armed missiles capable of striking any target on Earth in less than two hours. The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon was launched from Hawaii this morning at 6:30 Eastern time and flew roughly 2,400  miles to Kwajelien [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/11/17/army-successfully-tests-hypersonic-weapon-design/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>136</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ATK’s AC-208 Combat Caravan Gunship</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/26/atks-ac-208-combat-caravan-gunship/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/26/atks-ac-208-combat-caravan-gunship/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:49:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ammo and Munitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Counterinsurgency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fire for Effect]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15136</guid> <description><![CDATA[No, it’s not brand new but it’s still cool. This little model on display at ATK’s booth during the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention in DC a couple of years ago represents the company’s AC-208 Combat Caravan. Now, air force’s around the world use the already use the Cessna Caravan for light cargo [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/26/atks-ac-208-combat-caravan-gunship/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>60</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Fight for Libya: A Tech Recap</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/20/the-fight-for-libya-a-tech-recap/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/20/the-fight-for-libya-a-tech-recap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:01:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Contingency Ops]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Door Kickers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drone Bombing Campaign]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fast Movers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fire for Effect]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15084</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now that Gadhafi has been eliminated we thought we’d take a look back at NATO’s military campaign to support the Libyan rebels. As of this writing, NATO has conducted a total of 26,089 sorties, including 9,618 strike sorties against Gadhafi’s forces since March 31. Just yesterday, NATO jets conducted 16 strike missions and flew a total of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/10/20/the-fight-for-libya-a-tech-recap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>63</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Keep PGS From Accidentally Starting WW-III</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/23/how-not-to-confuse-pgs-with-a-nuclear-missile/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/23/how-not-to-confuse-pgs-with-a-nuclear-missile/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:46:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Missiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prompt Global Strike]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=14715</guid> <description><![CDATA[Prompt Global Strike, the Pentagon’s idea for a weapon that can be launched from the United States and hit a high-value target anywhere on Earth in an hour or less has been around for a while. Some envision this weapon as resembling an ICBM armed with a conventional warhead instead of a nuclear payload. This [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/09/23/how-not-to-confuse-pgs-with-a-nuclear-missile/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>91</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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