Missile Defense News

March 1, 2018

MDA unveils new, billion-dollar radar program to shore up Pacific sensor network

Inside Defense: The Missile Defense Agency is proposing what is effectively a new, billion-dollar radar program beginning in fiscal year

March 1, 2018

Israeli invention provides aircraft missile defense

Israel National News: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced a new electronic warfare system designed for aircraft self-defense, the ELL-8270. The

February 28, 2018

Key U.S. lawmakers want to boost Israel’s $38 billion defense aid package

Reuters: Senators Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican foreign policy voice, and Chris Coons, a Democratic member of the Senate Foreign

February 28, 2018

Pentagon nears decision on Fort Drum as East Coast missile defense site

Syracuse: WASHINGTON — Members of Upstate New York’s congressional delegation are making a last-minute pitch to the Pentagon, asking military

February 28, 2018

Hawaii suspends missile siren tests after mistaken alert

New York Post: HONOLULU — Hawaii authorities won’t sounds sirens warning of a nuclear missile attack during a monthly test

February 27, 2018

Missile tests help USN validate, accredit Aegis combat system test bed

Jane’s 360: The US Navy (USN) is using missile tests to help prove out a combat system test bed (CSTB)

February 27, 2018

Jim Inhofe’s Pentagon wish list: More money for missile defense

Washington Examiner: Sen. Jim Inhofe is one of the Senate’s stalwart conservatives and senior-most defense voices, whether he is pushing

February 27, 2018

New letter from Stefanik, New York lawmakers calls for Fort Drum as East Coast missile defense site

Watertown Daily News: FORT DRUM — A new letter from Rep. Elise M. Stefanik and other congressional lawmakers from New

February 27, 2018

Success of US-funded Israeli missile defense system sparks interest in use inside America

AL-Monitor: The growing nuclear threat from North Korea has rekindled American interest in looking for backup missile defense options, but

February 27, 2018

Upcoming Joint U.S.-Israeli Exercise Aims to Improve Interoperability

Department of Defense: WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2018 — More than 2,500 U.S. personnel will take part in a joint exercise