Missile Defense News

February 17, 2020

Rockets strike near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Politico: At least four rockets hit near the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and a Iraqi base hosting American troops

February 17, 2020

Is Iran Using Space Launches To Develop Long-Range Missiles?

Radio Free Europe: Iran’s latest failed attempt to send a satellite into orbit has rekindled U.S. accusations that Tehran is

February 17, 2020

Pentagon drops plan for ballistic missile radar system in Hawaii

Stars and Stripes: The Defense Department has dropped plans to build a $1 billion ballistic missile tracking system in Hawaii,

February 17, 2020

Navy cruiser sails through Taiwan Strait days after Air Force flyover there

Stars and Stripes: The United States sailed a guided-missile cruiser through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, three days after flying

February 17, 2020

Tucson Tech: Raytheon deeply involved in next-gen hypersonic weapons

Arizona Daily Star: The rapid rollout of hypersonic missile prototypes by China and Russia has created a new arms race

February 14, 2020

DoD Plumps SDA’s 2021 Budget, Despite Uncertain Role

Breaking Defense: DoD wants a whopping $337 million — more than double last year’s tranche — in the 2021 budget

February 14, 2020

US Senators Point to ‘Hypersonic Gap’ With Russia, China

Voice to America: U.S. senators are concerned Russia and China may outpace Washington in developing hypersonic weapons. In a Senate

February 14, 2020

.S.: S. Korea’s possible funding of THAAD base on Korean soil ‘addressed’

Yonhap: South Korea’s possible funding of the construction of a U.S. base on Korean soil for the THAAD missile defense

February 14, 2020

Rocket strikes Iraqi base housing US troops

Kurdistan 24: A new rocket attack struck an Iraqi base on the outskirts of the disputed city of Kirkuk where

February 14, 2020

NORTH KOREA MAY BE PLANNING TO TEST NEW NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES THAT ‘THREATEN OUR HOMELAND,’ U.S. GENERAL WARNS

Newsweek: The chief of the U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command has warned that North Korea may be planning fresh

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