This Week in Missile Defense: June 1 – June 7, 2019

US refutes Iranian claim, says missiles put on small boats were for covert attacks

ABC News – Following claims by Iran about why it deployed missiles in early May that led the U.S. to deploy an aircraft

Navy Cycling Four New Missile Defense Destroyers To Spain

Defense Daily – The Navy announced Tuesday it plans to rotate out the four destroyers currently based in Spain with

Taiwan confirms request for US tanks, air defense systems

ABC News – Taiwan confirmed Thursday it has asked to purchase more than 100 tanks from the U.S., along with

Air Force reports progress in missile defense satellite programs

Space News: WASHINGTON — The fourth satellite of the Space Based Infrared System constellation has been declared fully operational, the

As North Korea Threat Grows, U.S. Anti-Missile Warhead Stumbles

Bloomberg: Raytheon Co.’s project to develop a new interceptor warhead for the U.S.’s ground-based missile defense system is estimated to

US, allies test air and missile defense in Southern Europe

Stars and Stripes: AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — The U.S. military and several European allies this week conducted the first

North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Center: Continuing Activity at the Uranium Enrichment Plant

38 North: Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates that operations at the Uranium

House panel wants cheaper Patriot missile

Defense News: WASHINGTON — A House panel wants the Army to come up with a plan to get a cheaper missile

India Test Fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

The Diplomat: The Indian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) research arm, the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), has test fired an