Missile Defense News

May 28, 2019

Defense Ministry goes on the road to sell safety of Aegis Ashore

The Asahi Shimbun: A high-ranking Defense Ministry official on May 27 visited Akita to emphasize the safety of the proposed

May 28, 2019

Experts: Combine US, S. Korean Missile Systems to Boost Defense vs. North

Voice of America: South Korea should integrate its missile defense system with that of the U.S. to maximize the combined

May 28, 2019

Turkey Signals Delay in Russia Missile Order Opposed by U.S.

Bloomberg: Turkey’s most senior military official said there could be a delay in the delivery of a Russian missile-defense system

May 28, 2019

Pearl destroyer to be equipped with laser defense system

Honolulu Star Advertiser: The Pearl Harbor-based USS Preble will be the first destroyer to be equipped with a high-energy laser

May 28, 2019

Griffin pulls plug on RKV development; MDA readying stop-work order for Boeing, Raytheon

Inside Defense: The Defense Department is readying a stop-work order for Boeing and Raytheon on the Redesigned Kill Vehicle after

May 24, 2019

US Navy Ships to Deploy Lasers as Anti-Missile Defense in 2021

Sputnik – In an attempt to outflank Russian and Chinese naval tactics, the US Navy is rushing to put a

May 23, 2019

Israel to test missile intercept from Kodiak this fall

Must Read Alaska – Israel is likely the most high-profile customer to date that will use the Alaska Aerospace launch

May 22, 2019

Raytheon successfully completes US Army’s LTAMDS sense-off

Yahoo Finance – Raytheon Company (RTN) completed technical testing during the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor sense-off

May 22, 2019

Carbajal, senators urge Air Force to choose Vandenberg AFB as Space Command headquarters

KSBY – Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-24th District), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) are urging the Air

May 21, 2019

US agrees to sell $600M in air-defense missiles to Japan and S. Korea

Stars and Stripes – The U.S. State Department has approved more than $600 million in air-defense missile sales to South