Missile Defense News

October 2, 2017

Finally, Canada Begins to Consider U.S. Missile-Defense Partnership

National Review: Ever since North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) deputy commander, Lieutenant General Pierre St-Amand, testified that that “the

September 29, 2017

Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification

USNI News: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works was awarded a two destroyer deal that would include the construction of the

September 28, 2017

Orbital ATK Awarded $350 Million Advanced Anti-Radar Guided Missile Contract

BusinessWire: DULLES, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, has been awarded a contract

September 28, 2017

Romania to purchase Patriot missile system by year end: defense minister

Xinhua Net: BUCHAREST – The Romanian Army will procure its first Patriot missile system by the end of the year,

September 28, 2017

Report: Pentagon Wants to Redirect $416M in Funds Toward Missile Defense Programs

ExecutiveGov: The Defense Department has asked Congress to approve a proposal to transfer $416 million from multiple fiscal year 2017

September 28, 2017

General Dunford: Defense Increase “Warranted”

Press Release: WASHINGTON, DC – In an exchange today with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) during a hearing of the Senate

September 28, 2017

Yes, the U.S. Navy Can Shoot Down North Korean ICBMs

National Review: North Korea continues to test its nuclear weapons and its means to deliver them, including intercontinental ballistic missiles

September 27, 2017

Japan evaluating sites for Aegis Ashore missile defense system

Defense News: MELBOURNE, Australia ― Japan is evaluating locations to base the Aegis Ashore land-based ballistic missile defense system of

September 26, 2017

Orbital ATK launches target vehicle for Patriot air defense system

Airforce Technology: Orbital ATK has launched a Patriot Target Vehicle (PTV) for the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems

September 26, 2017

North Korea: US leads missile interception tests in Scotland in response to nuclear threat

Independent: A huge new military exercise involving thousands of troops, ships and fighter jets has been launched in Scotland to