Missile Defense News

December 22, 2017

$4.6B for missile defense, damaged Navy ships included in stopgap spending bill

The Hill: The stopgap spending measure passed by the House on Thursday includes slightly more than $4.6 billion for missile

December 21, 2017

U.S. House unveils new stop-gap funding bill to avert shutdown

Thomson Reuters Foundation News: WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Thursday advanced legislation to keep

December 21, 2017

DDG-51 Flight III Design Efforts Nearly Complete; Radar, Power Systems Testing in 2018

USNI News: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD – The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program office has completed 3D modeling of its Flight III

December 21, 2017

S. Korean Army to form weaponized drone unit next year

Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Army will create a combat unit of weaponized drones next

December 19, 2017

Lockheed Martin Inks $110Mln For Development of New Anti-Air Defense Missile

Sputnik News: The US Department of Defense said in a press release that Lockheed Martin has received a $110-million contract

December 19, 2017

Japan approves introduction of Aegis Ashore missile defense system amid North Korea threat

The Japan Times: The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved the installation of two land-based Aegis Ashore

December 18, 2017

Trump to Boost U.S. Missile Defense to Combat Iranian, N. Korean WMD Threats

The Washington Free Beacon: The Trump administration will designate domestic U.S. missile defense as a “priority action” as part of

December 15, 2017

Britain to deploy Israel’s Iron Dome in the Falklands

The Jewish Chronicle: The technology behind Israel’s pioneering missile shield is being rolled out across the globe to power air

December 15, 2017

Rockets fired from Gaza intercepted by Iron Dome

Jewish News: Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel were intercepted over the southern town of Sderot by

December 15, 2017

US Air Force Test Fires New Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile

The Diplomat: The U.S. Air Force and U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin successfully test fired two Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM)