Missile Defense News

August 23, 2021

US military completes first Iron Dome tests on American soil

The Times of Israel: American troops conducted their first test of the Iron Dome missile defense system in the United

August 20, 2021

Japan missile plan on Ishigaki island helps boost Taiwan defense

Nikkei Asia: Japan’s plans to ramp up the defense of its remote southwestern islands are being seen as a move

August 18, 2021

Turkey to unveil new laser weapon system

Defence Blog: Turkish defense firm Meteksan Defence Industry Inc. has announced that it developed a new ground-based laser system, called

August 18, 2021

S. Korea to begin mass production of surface-to-air interceptor missile

The Korea Herald: South Korea will begin mass production of a newly upgraded interceptor missile, often dubbed the Korean equivalent

August 17, 2021

USS Higgins and USS Howard arrive in Japan, join DESRON 15

Commander, United States Pacific Fleet: The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Howard (DDG 83)

August 16, 2021

Missile Defense Agency dials up the speed in quest for hypersonic interceptor

Defense News: While the Missile Defense Agency hit the pause button on its effort to bring a defensive hypersonic weapon online, it’s

August 16, 2021

Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza

India Today: Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip,

August 13, 2021

Vice Admiral Discusses Potential of AI in Missile Defense Testing, Operations

U.S. Department of Defense: Mountains of data are generated when the U.S. military conducts missile testing, and not all of

August 11, 2021

US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence

Defense News: The U.S. Army’s critical missile defense system will play a small role at the service’s major campaign of learning this

August 10, 2021

DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors

Space News: A Northrop Grumman spacecraft scheduled to launch Aug. 10 on a resupply mission to the International Space Station will deliver