Missile Defense News

May 13, 2020

JMSDF To Put Its Latest Aegis Destroyer JS Maya Through Its Paces

Naval News The Maya is JMSDF’s seventh Aegis ship, a state-of-the-art destroyer that was just commissioned in March 2020.The capability test that will be

May 13, 2020

The US Navy returns to an increasingly militarized Arctic

Defense News The U.S. Navy’s Barents Sea patrol is the latest sojourn into an increasingly militarized Arctic, where questions of

May 13, 2020

Saudi Arabia to deploy its own missile defense systems at oil facilities after US withdrawal

Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia will deploy its own missile-defence systems to protect oil installations in the country’s east, following reports that

May 11, 2020

U.S. Marine Corps conducts check up on its long-range radar system

Defence Blog U.S. Marine Corps has released several photos of a routine check up on an AN/TPS-59 radar system on

May 11, 2020

Japan gov’t denies scrapping Akita city missile defense system plan

Kyodo News The Japanese government denied Thursday media reports that it is considering scrapping its plan to deploy the Aegis

May 11, 2020

25 nations invited to Hawaii to participate in modified RIMPAC

Stars and Stripes (Tribune News Service) — All 25 nations that were invited to participate with the United States in

May 7, 2020

German government asks Lockheed, MBDA to rebid on missile defense system

DefenseNews COLOGNE, Germany — The German government has given Lockheed Martin and MBDA the go-ahead to bid anew on the

May 7, 2020

Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition

The Diplomat On Wednesday, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that plans to go ahead with the deployment of a

May 6, 2020

Expand missile defenses during the pandemic, don’t cut them

DefenseNews Rogue states are taking advantage of the American preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea may test another long-range

May 6, 2020

Senior Army air defender speaks to West Point cadets

U.S. Army REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army does not stop its missions