Missile Defense News

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

March 19, 2019

Future Destroyer Named for Medal Of Honor Recipient William Charette

USNI News: The future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer William Charette (DDG-130) will honor a hospital corpsman awarded the Medal of Honor