Missile Defense News

April 17, 2020

Key Republican proposes $6B to counter China in Indo-Pacific

The Hill The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee is proposing a new fund focused on countering China

April 16, 2020

Thornberry wants $6 billion this year to launch counter-China fund

DefenseNews WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee will release a proposal Thursday to formally create

April 16, 2020

DRS Laurel to build 59 more AN/SPQ-9B shipboard missile-defense radar systems for cruisers and destroyers

Military & Aerospace Electronics U.S. Navy missile-defense experts are asking the DRS Laurel Technologies segment of Leonardo DRS in Johnstown, Pa., to

April 16, 2020

Destroyer USS Roosevelt Now in Europe, USS Porter Operating in Black Sea

USNI News Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is now operating in U.S. 6th Fleet as the newest hull in a

April 14, 2020

JADC2 Needs To Change Course: More C2, Less Comms

Breaking Defense Unless DoD puts the C2 back into JADC2, the multi-billion dollar effort meant to transform how America fights

April 13, 2020

L3Harris to begin pre-launch work on ‘Wide Field of View’ missile defense satellite

SpaceNews WASHINGTON — A U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite, six years in the works, is nearly completed. The company

April 13, 2020

US Officials: Missile Defense Systems Now Operating in Iraq

Military.com New air defense systems are now protecting American and allied forces at military bases in Iraq where troops have

April 9, 2020

HII Begins Fabrication Of DDG 51 Flight III Destroyer Ted Stevens

Naval News DDG 128 will be the second Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration by HII at Ingalls

April 9, 2020

U.S. Army Delays Missile Defense Network Test Due to COVID-19 Concerns

Defense & Security Monitor The U.S. Army has delayed an air and missile defense network test due to COVID-19 concerns, Breaking

April 7, 2020

Air Force to begin combat test of Star Wars-type solution to taking down drones

Aviation Pros Back in December, tales of drones harassing northeastern Colorado were heard. If they ever come back, the Air