Missile Defense News

August 17, 2020

Saudi-led coalition downs ballistic missile aimed at kingdom: SPA

Reuters The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Sunday in a statement carried by state news

August 17, 2020

Iron Dome intercepts 2 rockets after IDF hits Hamas targets in Gaza

Israel Hayom IDF aircraft bombed several sites belonging to the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip for a fifth

August 14, 2020

IBCS: Army Missile Defense Passes Most Complex Test Yet

Breaking Defense Four years after a disastrous Limited User Test forced the Army to reboot the program, the IBCS missile

August 13, 2020

Hungary plunks down $1 billion for new air defenses

Defense News The Hungarian and U.S. governments have announced a $1 billion deal to equip the European country with new

August 13, 2020

U.S. homeland missile defense ‘very effective’ against N.K. ICBM’s: top general

Yonhap News The United States has a strong and “very effective” homeland defense system against North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles,

August 13, 2020

U.S. Gulf Commander Pushes Allies in Region to Share Defenses

Bloomberg The Pentagon has backed billions of dollars in sales of U.S.-built missile interceptors and sensors to allies in the

August 13, 2020

Israel, US test upgraded Arrow 2 missile, capable of intercepting incoming nukes

Times of Israel Israel and the United States completed a successful test of the advanced Arrow 2 air defense system

August 12, 2020

Israel deploys first-of-its-kind laser system to Gaza border to fight incendiary balloons

Israel Hayom Israel’s “Lahav Or” (Light Blade) laser system, designed to intercept airborne incendiary threats launched from the Gaza Strip,

August 11, 2020

While our foes deploy hypersonic weapons, Washington debates about funding

The Hill For years the Department of Defense did little to develop hypersonic systems — missiles that fly at five

August 11, 2020

Army gets closer to fielding new air defense systems

U.S Army Further evaluation of new air defense capabilities is currently underway, including the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle