Missile Defense News

July 12, 2021

Turkish Army to deploy Hisar missiles to boost air defense

Daily Sabah: Turkey’s Hisar A+ air defense missile system has been delivered with all its elements and the Hisar O+

July 12, 2021

Afghanistan Installs Anti-Missile System at Kabul Airport

The Defense Post: Afghan authorities said Sunday they have installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to counter incoming rockets, as the Taliban pressed on with

July 8, 2021

Rep. Turner Warns US Missile Defense Slipping Behind Russia’s Capabilities

Air Force Magazine: The list of Russia’s “exotics”—its most modern nuclear weapons systems—is worrying members of Congress. Skyfall is a

July 7, 2021

The Royal Navy Will Add 50 Percent More Surface-To-Air Missiles To Its Existing Destroyers

The Drive: The Royal Navy’s Type 45, or Daring class, destroyers will receive additional surface-to-air missiles as part of a weapons refit,

July 6, 2021

Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

USNI News: The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and

July 6, 2021

GSDF-U.S. Army drills see PAC-3 missile-defense system deployed to Kagoshima for first time

The Japan Times: The Ground Self-Defense Force has shown the press its Orient Shield 21 joint drills with the U.S.

July 6, 2021

The Space Development Agency now has demo satellites on orbit. Here’s what they’ll do.

C4ISRNET: The Space Development Agency has launched a handful of demonstration satellites into orbit, which will be used to test

July 2, 2021

U.S., Japan conducts simulated scenario missile defense on Camp Amami

Defence Blog: The U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force providing crucial training to support joint and combined force operations.

July 1, 2021

Swiss pick U.S. F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs

Reuters: Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin’s (LMT.N) F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents

June 30, 2021

INDO-PACOM Used Ground-based Aegis Combat System Prototype to Target Missile Threats, Surface Targets

USNI News: Last year, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command quietly packed the combat system from a guided-missile destroyer into about the size