Missile Defense News

September 23, 2020

Report to Congress on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

From the report: «The Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

September 23, 2020

Space Force, DoD agencies, NRO try to get on the same page on future acquisitions

The Space Force announced in June that one of its major field organizations will be an acquisition command that will

September 23, 2020

Oil rig among platforms suggested for missile defense

The Defense Ministry is pushing the idea of deploying a missile-defense system on a floating platform that will use the

September 17, 2020

Romania receives Patriot missiles from U.S. to boost defenses

The Romanian army received its first shipment of U.S. Raytheon Patriot surface-to-air missiles on Thursday; part of an effort to

September 16, 2020

Astral Knight 2020: Enhancing regional security

U.S. Air Forces in Europe-led exercise Astral Knight 2020 is scheduled for September, in Poland, as well as other locations

September 16, 2020

US missile-defense brigade in Japan could expand rapidly under threat, commander says

The Army could send missile defense units from all over the world to Japan to safeguard allied forces in a

September 16, 2020

Nuclear arms agreements impossible without factoring in U.S. missile defense — Russian security head

Multilateral agreements on nuclear weapons are impossible without factoring in the U.S. missile defense system’s potential, Russian Security Council Secretary

September 16, 2020

US Space Force confirms Space Based Infrared System detected missile attack in January

The U.S. Space Force confirmed that its Space Based Infrared System satellites were used to detect more than a dozen

September 11, 2020

Japan’s Abe Urges Stronger Defenses to Face Missiles

Japan must strengthen its ballistic missile defenses, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday — a potentially controversial proposition given

September 11, 2020

Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s