Missile Defense News

September 28, 2018

Navy awards $9B to HII, Bath Iron Works for 10 DDG 51-class destroyers

UPI: Sept. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has tapped two companies, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Bath Iron Works, to

September 27, 2018

Poland to acquire Patriot system under US Army’s $1.5bn FMS contract

Army Technology: Raytheon has secured a new Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, worth more than $1.5bn, from the US Army

September 27, 2018

Russia Is Said to Plan Air-Defense Deal With India Next Week

Bloomberg: Russia is expected to sign a deal to supply advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India next week during

September 26, 2018

MDA Plans Fiscal 2019 Missile Production Contract Award to Raytheon

ExecutiveBiz: The Missile Defense Agency intends to award Raytheon a five-year contract to produce Standard Missile-3 Block IIA all-up-rounds for

September 26, 2018

Pentagon withdrawing some missile defense systems from Mideast: report

The Hill: The Pentagon is removing missile defense systems from the Middle East as the U.S. ramps up its rhetoric

September 24, 2018

Mayor opposes deployment of land-based Aegis missile defense battery

Japan Today: The mayor of a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture says he opposes the installation of an Aegis Ashore missile

September 24, 2018

India strengthens its Ballistic Missile Defence Program with a successful interceptor missile test

Business Insider: Tensions are at a precarious point where China, Russia, the United States, Japan and, of course, India are

September 21, 2018

The soldier’s perspective

Raytheon: When it comes to missile defense, there’s a simple rule: You can’t stop what you can’t see. The U.S.

September 21, 2018

SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’

The Drive: As it looks to pave the way for a new Space Force, the Pentagon is also reexamining the

September 20, 2018

Japan could use Aegis Ashore system to shoot down Guam-bound missiles, official says

Stars and Stripes: TOKYO — Japan will legally be able to use planned Aegis Ashore systems to intercept North Korean