Missile Defense News

November 20, 2018

US Approves Sale Of $561M Worth Ship-Launched SM-3 Missiles To Japan

Defense World: The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Japan of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B

November 20, 2018

Fleet Welcomes Newest Integrated Air & Missile Defense Top Tacticians

U.S. Navy: DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) — Three surface warfare officers joined a growing base of top tacticians in the Surface

November 19, 2018

DoD Official: U.S. Needs to Develop New Counters to Future Hypersonic Missiles

USNI News: Existing radars don’t provide the almost-split-second warning needed to keep Guam, carrier strike groups in the Pacific and

November 16, 2018

A Divided America Finds Common Ground on Defense Technology

Forbes: The recent midterm elections have exposed a political landscape that’s more divided than ever, with a Republican Senate pitted

November 16, 2018

Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons and Challenges to International Security

The Diplomat: I’ve been asked to address an important topic that is overdue for serious attention in the area of

November 15, 2018

IDF satisfied with Iron Dome’s performance during latest escalation

Jane’s 360: Israeli military officials have expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Rafael Iron Dome air-defence system during a

November 15, 2018

Air Defenders Recognized for Achieving Patriot Master Gunner Status

DVIDS: Fourteen Air Defenders from across the globe graduated on November 14, from Class 701-18 Patriot Master Gunner (PMG) course

November 15, 2018

U.S. Army kicks off new small satellite program

Space News: Industry watchers were surprised last month when the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command

November 14, 2018

DARPA Is Looking for a Way To Shoot Down Hypersonic Weapons

The National Interest: ARPA calls it “counter-hypersonics.” The rest of us would call it a way — or a prayer

November 14, 2018

Pentagon to boost laser investments for missile defense

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department is planning to increase investments in directed-energy systems used for missile defense