Air Defense News

May 24, 2021

U.S. Air Force set to award $490M contract to counter small drones

DefenseNews: By the end of this fiscal year, one company could rake in a contract worth up to $490 million

May 21, 2021

Air National Guard units support Formidable Shield exercise

Air National Guard: U.S. Air National Guard units from Iowa, Maine and Ohio are participating in the multinational missile defense

May 21, 2021

U.S. Navy Exercises Option For Its Second Guided Missile Frigate

Naval News: The future USS Congress (FFG 63) will be built at FMM’s shipyard in Marinette, Wisc. where preparations are

May 20, 2021

U.S. Army tackles enduring system to counter both drone and cruise missile threats

DefenseNews: The U.S. Army is on a path to choose an enduring system that will counter both drone and cruise

May 20, 2021

NATO warships start major air and missile defence exercise

NATO – News: Europe’s biggest and most complex air and missile exercise gets underway on Saturday (15 May 2021) with

May 18, 2021

U.S. Sixth Fleet and STRIKFORNATO Commence Complex Air and Missile Defense Exercise

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. 6th Fleet: Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield (ASD/FS) 2021, a live-fire integrated air and missile

May 18, 2021

Iron Dome intercepts drone during combat for first time, says Israeli military

DefenseNews: Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system has intercepted a drone belonging to the Hamas militant group, a first for

May 13, 2021

Space Force looking to deploy radar satellites to track moving targets on the ground

SpaceNews: The U.S. Air Force wants to use small radar satellites to track moving objects on the ground and the

May 12, 2021

Army Revamps to Pursue New Air-and-Missile Defense Tech

National Defense: As the Army works toward modernizing its air-and-missile defense capabilities, the service is expanding efforts to develop joint

May 11, 2021

When Ford’s strike group sails, communication and coordination are the focus

Daily Press: When the USS Gerald R. Ford headed out to sea last month for some final weeks of tests