Missile Defense News

December 8, 2022

North Korean Provocations Highlight Continuing Need for Homeland Missile Defense

The Heritage Foundation: The rapidly increasing tempo of North Korean missile tests underscores the importance of a viable homeland missile

December 8, 2022

Defense budget requires ‘senior’ DOD official to oversee Guam missile defense

Pacific Daily News: The military will be required to place a senior Department of Defense official in charge of Guam’s

December 8, 2022

US Proposes Patriot Missile Upgrade for Taiwan: Report

The Defense Post: The US has proposed an upgrade of Patriot surface-to-air missiles sold to Taiwan in 2010. The proposal

December 8, 2022

Polish SA-3 Surface-To-Air Missiles Appear To Be In Ukrainian Forces’ Hands

The Drive: Photos of a Polish S-125 Newa SC surface-to-air missile system, a modernized variant of the Soviet-era SA-3 Goa,

December 7, 2022

Japan to work with U.S. on joint counterattack capability plan

Nikkei Asia: Japan will prepare a joint operational plan with the U.S. military for a “counterattack capability” to strike missile

December 7, 2022

Poland reverses course, accepts German air defense system

AP News: Poland’s defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered

December 6, 2022

Japan considers joining IAMD, US-led missile defense system

The Donga: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Monday that the Japanese government is considering a measure to specify building

December 6, 2022

Ukrainian HIMARS Can’t Fire Long Range ATACMS Missiles: Report

The Drive: The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the U.S. military has transferred to Ukraine have

December 5, 2022

Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units in remote islands

Kyodo News: Japan is considering almost tripling the number of units in its Self-Defense Forces equipped with ballistic missile interception

December 2, 2022

Ukraine Needs Patriot Batteries for Better Missile Defense

WSJ: The Russian military may be gearing up for a new round of missile strikes on Ukraine, and the goal