Missile Defense News

November 9, 2016

South Korea ruling party says U.S. missile defense to go ahead

Reuters: The deployment in South Korea of the U.S. military’s THAAD system, designed to counter North Korea’s missile threat, will

November 8, 2016

Pentagon on THAAD deployment: ‘We want to do this as quickly as possible’

Business Insider: The powerful missile defense system that has North Korea, China, and Russia spooked is expected to make its

November 8, 2016

Wes Kremer: Raytheon Could Update Germany’s Patriot Missile Defense System Within a Year

Executive Biz: A Raytheon official has said the company could perform updates to Germany’s Patriot missile defense system within a year and for less

November 7, 2016

Air Defense Artillery Transfer of Authority Ceremony

DVIDS: The U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment relinquished authority for the Counter Rocket, Artillery and

November 7, 2016

3-43 ADA travels to Arizona for exercise with Marines

El Paso Times: A Fort Bliss Patriot battalion took its vehicles and equipment, drove across parts of three states, camped

November 7, 2016

Generals tour Guam THAAD

Pacific Daily News: South Korea’s highest-ranking military brass, Gen. Sun Jin Lee, chairman of its joint chiefs of staff, recently visited

November 4, 2016

Take a look at Guam’s missile-defense system

Kuam News: Days after top military officials from the United States and Republic of Korea jointly warned North Korea from

November 4, 2016

U.S. to deploy THAAD anti-missile battery in South Korea in 8-10 months: commander

Reuters: The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

November 3, 2016

USS Carl Vinson tests RIM-116 missile, Phalanx CIWS

Naval Today: U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) carried out a live-fire exercise with

November 3, 2016

Turkey awaits Russia’s offer in missile system procurement process

Daily Sabah: Turkey’s long-known desire to purchase a long-range air missile defense system has been a hot topic since 2013