Missile Defense News

February 9, 2021

‘Golf ball’ radar helps plug gap in Pacific

Honolulu Star-Advertiser:   The one-of-a-kind “SBX” radar, built on a former oil rig, measures more than 280 feet from its

February 8, 2021

New approach to Ground-based Midcourse Defense confronts our other enemy

Defense News:   The Missile Defense Agency has correctly concluded the need for a new approach to managing the nation’s

February 8, 2021

German Defense Ministry punts key US defense-cooperation projects to the next government

Defense News:   The German Defense Ministry will leave planned air defense investments and other high-profile programs involving U.S. vendors

February 8, 2021

Future US Navy USS Daniel Inouye DDG 118 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer completes acceptance trials

Navy Recognition:   According to news published by the NAVSEA (Naval Sea Systems Command) on February 5, 2021, the future

February 8, 2021

Saudi-led coalition says intercepted four Houthi armed drones

Reuters:   The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday that it had intercepted and destroyed four armed

February 8, 2021

State Department OKs $85M SM-2 Missile Sale to Chile

GovCon Wire:   The State Department has cleared a potential $85 million foreign military sale of Raytheon Technologies-built (NYSE: RTX)

February 5, 2021

Northrop Grumman and Polish Transbit integrate HCLOS radio system with IBCS

Army Technology:   Northrop Grumman and Polish firm Transbit have integrated a non-US radio communications system with the Integrated Air

February 4, 2021

U.S. and IDF begin Exercise Juniper Falcon 21

DVIDS: In accordance with long-standing bilateral agreements, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have begun Exercise

February 4, 2021

Spartan Warrior 21-1 enhances joint interoperability capabilities

U.S. Air Force:   Spartan Warrior 21-1 finished at the Distributed Training Center, at Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany Jan. 25-28.

February 4, 2021

USS John S. McCain completes Navy’s first Taiwan Strait passage of 2021

Stars and Stripes:   The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steamed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, marking the