Missile Defense News

November 27, 2018

D-2 THAAD Battery: First Gunnery Certification on Foreign Soil

U.S. Army: Delta Battery, 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment of the 2-1 ADA Battalion, 35th ADA Brigade, qualified on the

November 27, 2018

Raytheon Wins $37M US Navy SM-2, SM-6 Missiles Maintenance Contract

Defense World: Raytheon has won $37 million modification contract for procurement of fiscal 2019 United States Navy Standard missile SM-2

November 27, 2018

Army Patriot Missile Battalion takes part in exercise Keen Sword 18

U.S. Army: HONSHU, Japan – Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment also known as “The

November 26, 2018

USS Abraham Lincoln CSG surface combatants conduct live fire SM-2 missile exercise

UPI: Nov. 23 (UPI) — Surface combatants from the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, including a cruiser and three

November 21, 2018

Assumption of Command Marks First Active Duty Air Defense Combined Task Force Commanded by National

US Army: It was much more than just an Assumption of Command. The historic ceremony marked more firsts for Combined

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