Missile Defense News

October 19, 2016

Missile defense schedule moved up due to NK threats

The Korea Herald: The South Korean government and the ruling party agreed to speed up the completion of its three-legged

October 19, 2016

GCC must have missile defence to stop threats

The National: The Arabian Gulf must keep up with the rising threat of ballistic missiles in the region and build

October 18, 2016

Japan to allocate up to $3B for new missile defense system

UPI: Japan is planning to allocate about $2 billion to $3 billion toward missile defense systems in response to North

October 18, 2016

Proposed German missile defense system cost far above estimates

Reuters: A proposal by European missiles maker MBDA to develop and build a new air defense system for Germany came

October 17, 2016

Japan may speed up missile defense upgrades in wake of North Korean tests

Japan Times: The government may accelerate around ¥100 billion in planned spending to upgrade Japan’s ballistic missile defenses in the

October 14, 2016

Russia says it could sell missile defense systems to Turkey

Associated Press: A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia could sell missile defense systems to Turkey. Spokesman Dmitry

October 14, 2016

S. Korea should beef up missile defense capabilities before THAAD deployment

Yonhap News: South Korea’s military chief stressed the need to strengthen the country’s missile defense capabilities to counter North Korea’s

October 14, 2016

Aegis defense system helped stop missile attack on USS Mason

Stars and Stripes: In about 90 seconds Wednesday, the Navy’s Aegis Combat System proved its value and saved the USS

October 13, 2016

Navy Extends “Netted” Sensors for Surface Weapons — to Destroy Enemy Drones & Missiles

Scout Warrior: The Navy is accelerating efforts to better network sensors to weapons systems so that missiles, drones and ship-based

October 12, 2016

USS Mason Fired 3 Missiles to Defend From Yemen Cruise Missiles Attack

USNI: The crew of a guided-missile destroyer fired three missiles to defend themselves and another ship after being attacked on