Missile Defense News

December 16, 2020

Air Force in Europe seeks defense against Chinese drones and Russian cruise missiles

Stars and Stripes:   The U.S. Air Force wants help defending military bases in Europe from hypothetical attacks by Chinese

December 15, 2020

DARPA okays Blue Canyon’s satellites for Blackjack program

SpaceNews:   Small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies has been cleared to produce its first two satellites for the Defense

December 14, 2020

Deliveries of PAC-3 air-defence systems to RoKAF completed

Janes.com:   South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced, on 12 December, that deliveries of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)

December 14, 2020

Hungary to purchase Israeli Iron Dome radars

Israel Defense:   The Hungarian media reported, over the weekend, that the commander of the Hungarian Armed Forces, Ferenc Korom,

December 14, 2020

Prototyping Phase of Hunter Class Frigate Program for Australian Navy is one step closer

Navy Recognition:   The prime contractor for the Hunter program, ASC Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, has signed

December 14, 2020

Navy arms first new Flight III destroyer with next-gen weapons

Fox News:   Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of

December 11, 2020

National Guard missile defenders claim top honors at Air Defense Artillery Basic Officer Leader Course

DVIDS:   Two 100th Missile Defense Brigade officers earned top honors at the Army Air Defense Artillery Basic Officer Leader

December 9, 2020

Hypersonics: SDA, Space Force Focus On Laser Links For Kill Chain

Breaking Defense:   The Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear sees lasers for inter-satellite links as the most important

December 9, 2020

AEDC’s Space and Missile Test Branch operates a diverse set of test and evaluation capabilities

Edwards Air Force Base:   The Space and Missile Test Branch within the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s Test Division conducts

December 9, 2020

Navy wants to go ‘way faster’ adding laser weapons to warships

Fox News:   Ship-fired laser weapons incinerate, destroy, and surveil enemy targets at sea at quickly-increasing ranges, inspiring Navy weapons