Air Defense

January 24, 2024

PEO Missiles and Space teams up with McAlester Army Depot to revive Stinger inventory

U.S. Army The U.S. Army recently completed a refurbishment effort to upgrade and extend the shelf life of nearly 1,900

January 24, 2024

Japan Scrambled Fighters 555 Times in the Last 9 Months of 2023, Defense Ministry Says

USNI News Japanese defense forces flew 555 fighter jet scrambles during the last nine months of 2023, according to the

January 23, 2024

Taiwan Redeploys Air Defense Systems To Counter China Threat—Videos

Newsweek Trucks carrying Taiwan’s homegrown missile launchers rolled through a southern township over the weekend as the island’s armed forces repositioned

January 22, 2024

Iran Launches Air Defense Drill Amid Rising Regional Tensions, State Media Says

VOA News Iran said on Friday that it successfully carried out an air defense drill using drones designed to intercept

January 22, 2024

US Navy Fighter Jets Strike Houthi Missile Launchers in Yemen, Officials Say

Military.com U.S. fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites for the sixth time Friday, taking out three anti-ship missiles in

January 22, 2024

UK’s powerful laser weapon in action hits aerial targets for the first time

Interesting Engineering The UK Armed Forces are closer to having a powerful laser weapon that can hit targets with high accuracy and

January 22, 2024

Germany spends $1.3 billion on missile-based short-range air defenses

Defense News German lawmakers approved a government request this week to spend €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on a new short-range

January 22, 2024

Germany Forges Path To Leadership Through The European Sky Shield Initiative

Defense and Security Monitor On Oct. 13, 2022, Germany and 14 NATO allies signed a non-binding letter of intent to

January 19, 2024

Ukraine’s ‘FrankenSAM’ Air Defense Solution Registers First Kill

The Defense Post The system downed the Shahed drone from 9 kilometers (5.59 miles), registering its first kill, Ukrainian Minister

January 19, 2024

Pakistan’s Air Force says it has a hypersonic-capable missile

Defense News The Pakistan Air Force has revealed the existence of a hypersonic missile capability, noting on social media and in a