Missile Defense News

April 19, 2021

First Global Hawk UAV for Japan Takes to the Air

Aviation International News: Northrop Grumman has conducted the first flight of an RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle

April 19, 2021

Trident Systems Successfully Completes Comprehensive On-Site Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Cyber Security Assessment

WFMZ-TV 69 News: The Department of Defense (DoD) continues to expand and refine the range of activities to improve the

April 19, 2021

SDA Outlines Missile Tracking Satellite Plan

Air Force Magazine: The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency wants to blanket Earth with a constellation of low-cost, open-architecture data-relay

April 16, 2021

Lockheed Martin to upgrade shipboard electronics in Aegis combat system aboard Navy Burke-class destroyers

Military & Aerospace Electronics: Shipboard electronics experts at Lockheed Martin Corp. will replace and upgrade combat systems computer hardware, middleware,

April 16, 2021

Barak ER development finalized and in production

JANES: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has finalised development, and is in production of, the Barak ER (Extended Range) variant surface-to-air

April 15, 2021

Navy SM-6 Missile Will Attempt To Swat Down A Mock Hypersonic Weapon

The Drive: The Missile Defense Agency, together with the U.S. Navy, plan to test an SM-6 missile against an “advanced

April 15, 2021

NORTHCOM’s Budget Priority: Longer Warning Time

Air Force Magazine: Sensors and longer warning time, the ability to deter, and joint all-domain command and control are the

April 15, 2021

Saudi-led forces destroy 4 Houthi drones, 5 missiles

Anadolu Agency: Coalition forces destroyed four drones and five ballistic missiles launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a

April 14, 2021

Lockheed Martin pitching mid-size satellite bus to DoD for remote sensing

SpaceNews: Lockheed Martin announced a new line of satellites designed for space-based surveillance. The mid-size satellite bus is aimed at

April 13, 2021

As the U.S. Navy scrambles to field more missiles in Asia, a tough decision looms for aging cruisers

Defense News: In the 12 years since the Pentagon canceled the next-generation cruiser, the question seemed to have no good