Missile Defense News

October 15, 2020

Air Force asks Diversified Technologies to upgrade power electronics of Cobra Dane missile-defense radar

Military & Aerospace Electronics:   U.S. Air Force missile-defense experts are continuing a long-term project to keep a 1970s-vintage strategic

October 15, 2020

The US Navy’s ‘Manhattan Project’ has its leader

DefenseNews:   The US Navy’s top officer has tasked a former surface warfare officer turned engineering duty officer to create

October 14, 2020

USS Paul Hamilton returns home from 9-month deployment

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet:   The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) crew had extra cause to celebrate the

October 14, 2020

Japan to Strengthen Defenses Following North Korean Parade

AINonline:   Japan has announced that it will enhance its missile defense system against potential threats from North Korea’s growing

October 14, 2020

Boeing and General Atomics join forces on new laser weapon

DefenseNews:   General Atomics and Boeing are teaming up to build a new high-energy laser for air and missile defense,

October 14, 2020

The Soldier’s Radar: How They’re Helping Infuse LTAMDS With Advanced Capabilities

Breaking Defense:   It’s been one year since the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense a $384 million contract

October 14, 2020

Soldiers See – And Touch – Full-Scale LTAMDS

Breaking Defense:   It’s one thing to hear that a project is going well. But it’s much better to see

October 13, 2020

Israel hopes to collaborate with US on anti-missile lasers

DefenseNews:   Israel’s Missile Defense Organization is looking to develop directed-energy capabilities, and is in early talks with the Pentagon

October 13, 2020

SMDC Pushes For New PNT, Tracking Sat Payloads

Breaking Defense:   Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s (SMDC) lab is combing through its cutting-edge research on space capabilities

October 13, 2020

Uptick in Spending Seen for Directed Energy Weapons

National Defense:   Armed forces around the world are expected to boost investment in directed energy weapons such as lasers