Missile Defense News

January 16, 2017

THAAD is Becoming a South Korean Election Issue

VOA News: SEOUL —  A deepening partisan divide over the deployment of the controversial U.S. THAAD missile defense system is

January 16, 2017

Air Defense: Taiwan Upgrades Its Heat Seeker SAMs

Strategy Page: The United States has agreed to spend $23 million to provide new components for many of the several

January 16, 2017

Bliss air defense HQ busy with two new missions

El Paso Times: The headquarters for Fort Bliss’ air defense artillery brigade is tackling two critically important missions. Headquarters and Headquarters

January 16, 2017

South Korea says securing THAAD location could be delayed

Reuters: The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea

January 13, 2017

Japan defense minister visiting Guam

Kuam: Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is scheduled to arrive in Guam Thursday evening for a two day trip to

January 12, 2017

War In Europe? Norway Considers Joining NATO Missile Defense System Amid Russia Tensions

International Business Times: Norway may offer its military resources to NATO’s missile defense system across Europe, the system created to

January 11, 2017

Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 approved for international sale

UPI: The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 for sale to various international customers. The Standard Missile-6, or

January 11, 2017

Stopping a N. Korean missile no sure thing, US tester says

Stars and Stripes: The United States’ $36 billion system of ground-based interceptors can’t yet be counted on to shoot down

January 11, 2017

Lockheed eyeing possible 48-ship opportunity for missile defense and radar upgrades

Washington Business Journal: Lockheed Martin Corp doubled down on its pitch to outfit the Navy’s amphibious fleet with its signature

January 10, 2017

U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weapons

UPI: The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for proposal to develop laser protection systems for its fleet of