Missile Defense News

September 4, 2020

Japan considers building new destroyers solely for missile defense

Japan is considering building new destroyers specializing in missile defense, as an alternative to an abandoned plan to introduce the

September 4, 2020

Navy Commissions Naval Support Facility Redzikowo, a Future Aegis Ashore Site

The U.S. Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, was officially commissioned on Sept. 3 at a ceremony

September 4, 2020

ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2

The Air Force’s second demonstration of its burgeoning Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) yesterday, included a series of ‘firsts’ —

September 3, 2020

Japan, US agree to work toward establishing new missile defense system

Defense Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper agreed, during a recent meeting, to cooperate on building

September 2, 2020

Australian Navy guided missile destroyers set for Aegis combat system upgrade

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has confirmed that the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart Class guided missile destroyers will receive an Aegis

September 1, 2020

Will Hawaii’s $1.9 Billion Missile Radar System Get Built?

When the Pentagon announced in February that it was defunding the $1.9 billion Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii, local activists celebrated it

August 27, 2020

Latest variant of Patriot missile misfired in major test of command system

Defense News The most advanced variant of the Patriot missile misfired during a major test of the U.S. Army’s air

August 25, 2020

Guam needs Aegis Ashore

Defense News American military superiority compared to China has eroded in recent years. The frequent inability of Congress and the

August 24, 2020

Kono, U.S. Commander Affirm Missile Defense Cooperation

Nippon Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono and Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of U.S. Forces Japan, agreed Saturday that both

August 21, 2020

US Army’s future missile defense command system nearly simultaneously defeats cruise, ballistic missile threats

Defense News The U.S. Army’s future missile defense battle command system capped off a major test in the desert of