Missile Defense News

August 16, 2019

Syria Says Air Defense Thwarts Missile Attack Coming From Direction of Lebanon

Haaretz: Syrian air defenses identified a missile that was fired towards the city of Masyaf near Hama late on Thursday

August 15, 2019

South Korea moves to kick its missile defense shield up a notch

Defense News: SEOUL — South Korea plans to spend more money on boosting its missile defense shield in response to North Korea’s evolving missile

August 15, 2019

Lockheed wins $99M contract for foreign JASSM cruise missile support

UPI: Aug. 14 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $99 million contract for production support of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff

August 15, 2019

Taiwan Reveals Land-Based Variant Of Naval Point Defense Missile System To Guard Key Sites

The Drive: Taiwan has expanded the development of its still-in-development Sea Oryx naval point defense system to include and land-based

August 15, 2019

Army’s space operations take center stage

The Redstone Rocket: The leader of Space and Missile Defense Command explained how the command is ensuring space and missile

August 14, 2019

Pentagon says US can defend against Russian and Chinese missile threats — if it’s willing to invest

The Washington Examiner: The Pentagon’s chief of research and engineering says the military is capable of defending against missile attacks

August 14, 2019

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020: House and Senate Proposals

AIP: Before the House and Senate departed for August recess, both chambers passed their respective versions of this year’s National

August 14, 2019

Bahrain signs agreement to purchase Patriot air defense system

The Defense Post: Bahrain has signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot missile defense system from the U.S. Army, Raytheon

August 14, 2019

Air-defense training flights will be held early Tuesday, officials say

The Washington Post: An air-defense training exercise will be conducted over the Washington region early Tuesday, according to the North

August 13, 2019

It’s official: US Army inks Iron Dome deal

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The contract to purchase two Iron Dome systems for the U.S. Army’s interim cruise missile