Missile Defense News

December 20, 2019

International partners collaborate on missile defense

DVIDS: Seventy-four participants from nine partner nations and three international organizations have gathered in Brisbane, Australia, to collaborate on Nimble

December 20, 2019

Japan Government Approves Eighth Straight Defense Spending Hike to Record High

The New York Times: Japan’s government on Friday approved an eighth straight annual increase in defense spending to a record

December 19, 2019

Rocket fired from Gaza toward Israel; air force bombs Hamas arms factory

The Times of Israel: The air force bombed a Hamas weapons factory in the Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday after

December 19, 2019

Raytheon to build radar fire-control for Navy Flight III Burke-class destroyers in $123.5 million deal

Military & Aerospace Electronics: Shipboard electronics experts at the Raytheon Co. are building additional MK 99 fire-control systems for the Aegis weapon

December 19, 2019

SMDC has out-of-this-world year

DVIDS: In 2019, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command remained focused on providing space, missile defense and high

December 19, 2019

Israel needs 360 degrees of air defense to stop Iran: defense expert

The Jerusalem Post: Israel needs 360 degrees of air defenses to prevent Iran from a potential devastating attack with UAVs

December 19, 2019

MDA Kickstarts New Way To Kill Hypersonic Missiles

Breaking Defense: The Missile Defense Agency held a closed-door meeting today at its Alabama headquarters with defense industry reps to

December 18, 2019

F-35 can identify and destroy cruise missiles – Lockheed Martin

The Jerusalem Post: Amid concerns that Iran may attack Israel with cruise missiles, a senior Lockheed Martin representative revealed on

December 18, 2019

Congress wants more clarity on space-based missile warning

C4ISRNET: Congressional leaders have questions about the Pentagon’s strategy to provide space-based missile warning, according to a new spending bill

December 18, 2019

Lawmakers Question R&E Oversight; Pump MDA Funding

Breaking Defense: Despite deep concerns within Congress about Pentagon management of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the fiscal 2020 defense