Missile Defense News

April 13, 2022

Missile Defense Agency (MDA) orders six more THAAD launchers to help defend against enemy ballistic missiles

Military Aerospace + Electronics: THAAD is designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase

April 13, 2022

Report to Congress on Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

Congressional Research Service: The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

April 11, 2022

US approves air-defense upgrade for Taiwan as COVID-19 nixes reported visit by Pelosi 

Stars and Stripes: The United States has approved a $95 million military sale to boost Taiwan’s air defenses, as China

April 11, 2022

Statement from the President on Delivery of Air Defense Systems to Ukraine 

The White House: Since the outset of my administration, the United States has placed the highest priority on delivering critical

April 11, 2022

Patriot missile battery heading to Slovakia amid Ukraine invasion response

Military Times: The Army will send a Patriot missile battery to Slovakia, the Pentagon announced Friday, to backfill that country’s

April 11, 2022

Space Development Agency to accelerate deployment of missile-tracking satellites

Space News: COLORADO SPRINGS – The U.S. Space Force is requesting an additional $200 million in fiscal year 2023 to

April 7, 2022

Missile defense systems nail target in flight test

Redstone Rocket: The Missile Defense Agency partnered with the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, the Space and Missile

April 7, 2022

War in Ukraine underscores need for missile defense upgrade

Space News: The war in Ukraine is demonstrating the rapid pace of change in modern warfare and underscoring the need

April 6, 2022

U.S. approves $95 mln boost to Taiwan’s air defense system

Reuters: WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training

April 6, 2022

US NORTHCOM again asks for homeland cruise missile defense funding in wish list 

Defense News: WASHINGTON — U.S. Northern Command is asking again for additional funds to develop a homeland cruise missile defense