Missile Defense News

March 25, 2019

Trickiest U.S. Missile Defense Test Is Finally Ready to Launch

The Pentagon is about to attempt what’s likely to be the most challenging test yet of the U.S. military’s ability

March 25, 2019

Lasers: Beyond The Power Problem

Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON: Integration of lasers on ships and other weapons is the biggest challenge today— not power. Officers and

March 22, 2019

Navy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher Speed

The Navy’s SM-6 missile has become an all-star of multi-role capability and a shining example of how repackaging existing systems

March 21, 2019

With an eye to China and Russia, the US Navy plans a lethal upgrade to its destroyers

Navy Times -Facing ever-faster missiles and increasingly complicated air threats from China and Russia, the Navy is moving toward a

March 21, 2019

Pentagon wants Hellfire missiles and small-diameter bombs for future war

A lesser-recognized proposed budget increase can be seen with two key munitions — the Hellfire Missile and Small Diameter Bomb

March 21, 2019

Is the Pentagon moving quickly enough on hypersonic defense?

Defense News: WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon looks to catch up with China and Russia in the hypersonic arms race,

March 20, 2019

Anti-ICBM test planned with new US-Japan missile

NHK World: The US Defense Department plans to test the feasibility of using a new interceptor missile that it jointly

March 20, 2019

Israel, US intercept long-range missiles during joint drill

Star Tribune – Israel and the U.S. have successfully intercepted a series of medium to long-range ballistic missiles in a

March 19, 2019

David’s Sling missile defense system passes key trial, ministry says

Times of Israel: Israel’s midrange missile interceptor, David’s Sling, managed to thwart a series of threats, passing a key test

March 19, 2019

The Pentagon Wants to Test a Space-Based ‘Particle Beam’ by 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense wants to test a directed energy weapon in space, one that it hopes will someday