Missile Defense News

June 23, 2017

Rep. Mac Thornberry: HASC’s FY 2018 NDAA Contains Acquisition Reform, Missile Defense Provisions

ExecutiveGOV: Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has said his panel’s $640 billion defense spending

June 22, 2017

Best strategy against North Korea: Boosting missile defense

AL.com: There is wide and bipartisan agreement that North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs pose a grave threat to

June 22, 2017

Aster On Course To Provide Missile Defense

AIN Online: Around 1,500 MBDA Aster medium-range air defense missiles have now been delivered to nine nations, equipping 55 air

June 22, 2017

Aegis Missile Defense Test Conducted

Missile Defense Agency: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Japan Ministry of Defense conducted a development flight test today

June 21, 2017

Japan to test missile defense system following North Korea launches

The Hill: Japan will test its missile interceptor capability on Thursday, following several North Korean missile tests that have shaken

June 21, 2017

Germany Aims to Finish Missile Defense Deal With MBDA, Lockheed by Year End: Ministry

Reuters: PARIS — The German government hopes to complete negotiations with European weapons maker MBDA and its U.S. partner, Lockheed

June 20, 2017

Patriot batteries are Tokyo’s last line of defense against North Korean missiles

Stars and Stripes: IRUMA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese airmen’s boots thudded on asphalt and electric motors hummed as a

June 20, 2017

Mattis Defends Temporary Flat-Lining of Missile Defense Budget

DOD Buzz: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week that additional spending on missile defense against the North Korean threat

June 19, 2017

Raytheon Receives Over $652Mln to Provide US Navy, Allies With Aegis Missiles

Sputnik: The US Department of Defense announced that Raytheon has been awarded a more than $652-million cumulative contract to provide

June 19, 2017

Raytheon to tout F-35 weaponry, missile defense at Paris Air Show

Tucson: Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems will highlight its weapons for the F-35 stealth fighter jet and tout its missile-defense systems