Missile Defense News

August 24, 2018

Trump Should Plan for the Worst With North Korea

Inside Sources: In what has now proved to be a premature declaration, President Trump recently tweeted, “There is no longer a

August 24, 2018

MQ-9 missile defense efforts moving toward flight tests

Inside Defense: General Atomics will continue upgrading its MQ-9 Reaper to track and defeat ballistic missiles under a new, $134

August 22, 2018

Camp Ravenna still in running for missile site

Tribune Chronicle: WARREN — The head of the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber said the president’s decision to sign a defense

August 22, 2018

Bolster American missile defense until Russia proves itself in treaty

The Hill: Russia is anxious to extend the New Start Treaty, but the United States should not be. Vladimir Putin

August 21, 2018

Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Air Defense Exercise

US Navy: PHILIPPINE SEA – The Ronald Reagan Strike Group, including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile

August 21, 2018

China and Russia are Building Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles. The Navy Has Plans to Counter Them.

The National Interest: The U.S. Navy and numerous NATO partners are firing a new, high-tech ship defense weapon that can

August 21, 2018

U.S. considers deploying defense system amid concern over Iranian threat

Kentwood Post: BERLIN – The US military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defense system to Germany

August 21, 2018

General Atomics to Develop New MQ-9 UAV Sensor Under $134M MDA Contract

GovConWire: General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business has received a $133.9M Missile Defense Agency contract to develop, integrate and test a new sensor

August 20, 2018

Lockheed Draws $2.9B USAF Contract for Missile Defense

American Machinist: Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., was awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth over $2.9 billion to

August 20, 2018

Japan’s Defense Ministry to request record ¥5.3 trillion budget for fiscal 2019

Japan Times: The Defense Ministry is considering making a record request of over ¥5.3 trillion for the fiscal 2019 budget,