Missile Defense News

January 10, 2020

South Korea reportedly moves Patriot missile defense battery to Seoul

Stars and Stripes: South Korea has moved a Patriot anti-missile battery to the center of Seoul in a bid to

December 27, 2019

F-16 downs drone during cruise missile defense testing

U.S. Air Force: The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill

December 24, 2019

China, South Korea gap remains over U.S. missile defense on peninsula

UPI: Chinese President Xi Jinping requested a “proper resolution” to the presence of U.S. missile defense on the Korean Peninsula during a

December 24, 2019

Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon $1 billion Standard Missile-3 IIA contract

PRNewswire: Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on Dec. 20, 2019. Raytheon

December 24, 2019

U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland Holds Change of Command

DVIDS: U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joshua Lewis relinquished command of U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland (AAMDS) to Cmdr. Derek

December 20, 2019

Space startup developing technology to detect hypersonic missiles

Space News: One of the teams that won an Air Force contract last month at a “Space Pitch Day” event

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