Air Defense News

April 16, 2021

Barak ER development finalized and in production

JANES: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has finalised development, and is in production of, the Barak ER (Extended Range) variant surface-to-air

April 15, 2021

Saudi-led forces destroy 4 Houthi drones, 5 missiles

Anadolu Agency: Coalition forces destroyed four drones and five ballistic missiles launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a

April 14, 2021

Lockheed Martin pitching mid-size satellite bus to DoD for remote sensing

SpaceNews: Lockheed Martin announced a new line of satellites designed for space-based surveillance. The mid-size satellite bus is aimed at

April 13, 2021

As the U.S. Navy scrambles to field more missiles in Asia, a tough decision looms for aging cruisers

Defense News: In the 12 years since the Pentagon canceled the next-generation cruiser, the question seemed to have no good

April 13, 2021

Italian military chief envisions the Tempest fighter zapping missiles

Defense News: Sixth-generation Tempest fighters firing laser beams will be able to take out hypersonic missiles in the future, Italy’s

April 13, 2021

Navy asks Raytheon for more Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A anti-air missiles for shipboard defense

Military & Aerospace Electronics: Shipboard missile-defense experts at Raytheon Technologies Corp. will provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. allies with

April 9, 2021

AMCOM 101 for Missiles focuses on enabling readiness in Army missile units

DVIDS: The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command held a virtual iteration of AMCOM 101 for Missiles March 23-24, broadcasting

April 7, 2021

U.S. Army Under Secretary gets Soldier-focused look at PEO Missiles and Space modernization programs

DVIDS: Christopher Lowman, senior official performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Army, got an up-close look at some

April 2, 2021

U.S. removes Gulf air defense batteries amid Houthi drone strikes – report

The Jerusalem Post:   The U.S. has removed at least three Patriot antimissile batteries from the Gulf region, despite recent

April 1, 2021

Taiwan to buy new U.S. air defense missiles to guard against China

Reuters:   Taiwan has decided to buy an upgraded version of Lockheed Martin Corp’s Patriot surface-to-air missile, the air force