Missile Defense News

June 9, 2022

Pentagon names Biden’s US Strategic Command nominee

The Hill: President Biden has nominated the head of Air Force Global Strike Command to be the next leader of

June 9, 2022

Pentagon promises cruise missile defense lead after lawmakers threaten salary of DOD’s No. 2

The Hill: The Pentagon has promised it will soon appoint a lead agency for developing defenses against cruise missiles after a

June 8, 2022

Ukraine invasion prompts congressional push for a new look at Patriot missile defense needs

Defense One: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn new attention to the cruise and ballistic missile threat in the European

June 8, 2022

With hypersonic worries, lawmakers request reports on US missile defense

Breaking Defense: A House Armed Service Committee panel wants the Defense Department to submit a new assessment detailing the Pentagon’s

June 8, 2022

Study: Combine Missile Warning, Tracking Constellations Into One Multi-Orbit System

Air Force Magazine: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has made missile warning and tracking a priority of his tenure, and

June 8, 2022

Youth Impact Program launches first girls program in Hawaii

KITV Island Television: Since 2017 the Hawaii Youth Impact Program has served over 400 of Hawaii’s youth. YIP announced the

June 7, 2022

MDA deploys the second set of CubeSats in space

Space Daily: Building on the successful launch and deployment of its first two CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment (CNCE) Block 1

June 7, 2022

Patriot To Be Test-Fired in Palau 

Defense Industry Daily: The United States intends to test-fire external link the Patriot air defense missile system in Palau on

June 7, 2022

Lawmakers threaten DoD’s No. 2 over ‘stalled’ cruise missile decision

Politico: A House subcommittee plans to impose restrictions on the travel budget for Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks in a

June 6, 2022

Hawaii delegation backs off radar as military rethinks Pacific missile defense

Star Advertiser: Hawaii’s congressional delegation is pulling back its support of a controversial missile defense radar after years of fighting

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