Missile Defense News

December 4, 2020

Japan to Adopt Destroyer Construction Plan in Mid-December

Nippon.com:   The Japanese government plans to adopt a plan, as early as mid-December, to build two new destroyers focusing

December 4, 2020

Congress directs DoD to build interim homeland missile defense interceptor

Defense News:   Congress directed the Pentagon to build an interim homeland intercontinental ballistic missile defense interceptor, a weapon that

December 3, 2020

United States Approves Possible FMS Of Phalanx CIWS For Korea’s KDX III Batch II

Naval News:   The United States’ State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS), to the Republic of Korea

December 3, 2020

NAMFI 2020 Live Fire Concludes

The United States Army:   Soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), U.S. Air Force personnel,

December 3, 2020

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Led Critical Steps in Successful Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-44 (FTM-44)

Naval Sea Systems Command:   Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) personnel oversaw several critical steps leading

December 2, 2020

Missile Defense Agency to Host Public Meeting on Clear AFS Radar Facility Operations

KUAC:   The U.S. Missile Defense Agency will host a public meeting on Wednesday to talk about a new radar

December 2, 2020

Lockheed Martin completes production of SBIRS GEO-5 satellite to be launched in 2021

SpaceNews:   Lockheed Martin announced, on Dec. 2, that it has completed production of the fifth satellite of the Space

December 2, 2020

Bath Iron Works begins construction on another ship

The Wilton Bulletin:   Bath Iron Works has begun construction on another destroyer, the future USS William Charette. The start

December 2, 2020

South Korean Air Force receives first Cheongung-II missile defense systems

Defence Blog:   South Korean arms maker LIG Nex1 has announced that it has delivered the first battery of the

December 2, 2020

Germany joins nascent European push to shoot down hypersonic missiles

Defense News:   Germany has joined a European Union-endorsed project aimed at intercepting a new generation of hypersonic missiles too