Missile Defense News

February 10, 2021

Massive U.S. Army Exercise Will Focus on Black Sea, Balkans

USNI News:   The Army is concentrating this year’s major European Defender exercise on training for high-end warfare in the

February 10, 2021

Next Rocket Lab launch: satellite for U.S. Missile Defense, moon prep

NZ Herald:   Rocket Lab’s next launch will carry another military payload, and see further refinement of the ‘Photon’ platform

February 10, 2021

Korea Orders Indigenous Long-range Air Defense Radars

Aviation International News:   South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will spend KRW46 billion ($41 million) to develop a

February 9, 2021

Two US Navy aircraft carriers conduct South China Sea drills

CNN:   Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups began operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea

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)