Missile Defense News

February 11, 2021

National Cruise Missile Defense: Issues and Alternatives

Congressional Budget Office:   At a Glance Since the 1980s, the United States has invested considerable resources to develop and

February 11, 2021

IM-SHORAD system completes testing on White Sands Missile Range

DVIDS:   Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment are wrapping up a long testing and training

February 10, 2021

SMDC Technical Center reorganizes for more efficient engineering

RedstoneRocket:   Beginning in June, the Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center implemented a significant reorganization to enhance

February 10, 2021

Massive U.S. Army Exercise Will Focus on Black Sea, Balkans

USNI News:   The Army is concentrating this year’s major European Defender exercise on training for high-end warfare in the

February 10, 2021

Next Rocket Lab launch: satellite for U.S. Missile Defense, moon prep

NZ Herald:   Rocket Lab’s next launch will carry another military payload, and see further refinement of the ‘Photon’ platform

February 10, 2021

Korea Orders Indigenous Long-range Air Defense Radars

Aviation International News:   South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will spend KRW46 billion ($41 million) to develop a

February 9, 2021

Two US Navy aircraft carriers conduct South China Sea drills

CNN:   Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups began operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea

February 9, 2021

‘Golf ball’ radar helps plug gap in Pacific

Honolulu Star-Advertiser:   The one-of-a-kind “SBX” radar, built on a former oil rig, measures more than 280 feet from its

February 8, 2021

New approach to Ground-based Midcourse Defense confronts our other enemy

Defense News:   The Missile Defense Agency has correctly concluded the need for a new approach to managing the nation’s

February 8, 2021

German Defense Ministry punts key US defense-cooperation projects to the next government

Defense News:   The German Defense Ministry will leave planned air defense investments and other high-profile programs involving U.S. vendors