Missile Defense News

December 7, 2022

Japan to work with U.S. on joint counterattack capability plan

Nikkei Asia: Japan will prepare a joint operational plan with the U.S. military for a “counterattack capability” to strike missile

December 7, 2022

Poland reverses course, accepts German air defense system

AP News: Poland’s defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered

December 6, 2022

Japan considers joining IAMD, US-led missile defense system

The Donga: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Monday that the Japanese government is considering a measure to specify building

December 6, 2022

Ukrainian HIMARS Can’t Fire Long Range ATACMS Missiles: Report

The Drive: The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the U.S. military has transferred to Ukraine have

December 5, 2022

Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units in remote islands

Kyodo News: Japan is considering almost tripling the number of units in its Self-Defense Forces equipped with ballistic missile interception

December 2, 2022

Ukraine Needs Patriot Batteries for Better Missile Defense

WSJ: The Russian military may be gearing up for a new round of missile strikes on Ukraine, and the goal

December 2, 2022

Japan ruling bloc to agree on acquiring ‘counterstrike capability’

The Mainichi: Japan’s ruling parties agreed Friday that the country should pledge to acquire a “counterstrike capability” to address the

December 1, 2022

Hungary eyes Iron Dome, as new air defense radars are on the way

Defense News: Hungarian official have signaled an interest in the Israel-made Iron Dome system, with radar components expected to arrive

December 1, 2022

Raytheon wins $1.2 billion surface-to-air missile order for Ukraine

Defense News: The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a contract worth as much as $1.2 billion to deliver

November 30, 2022

Here’s how the soldiers assigned to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea stay sharp

Breaking Defense: The 100th Missile Defense Brigade is the only US military unit assigned to shoot down long-range ballistic missiles