Missile Defense News

March 2, 2017

US reaffirms missile-defense plans as joint war games begin in S. Korea

Stars and Stripes: SEOUL, South Korea — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed to defeat any attack on the United States

March 1, 2017

Build Limited Missile Defenses Against Russian, Chinese Strikes: Experts

Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON: It’s time to build up missile defenses against limited attacks from Russia and China, leading experts gingerly

March 1, 2017

BAE Systems acquires railgun developer

C4ISR: BAE Systems has completed its acquisition of IAP Research, an electronics firm that has worked on the U.S. Navy’s

March 1, 2017

Kratos MRBM target supports SM-3 Block IIA intercept test

IHS Jane’s 360: Key Points The MRBM-T4E is a three-stage separating target MRBM-T4E features a Kratos Oriole solid propellant rocket

February 27, 2017

Raytheon awarded contract to provide the State of Qatar with Early Warning Radar System

PR Newswire: TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 24, 2017 — Raytheon Co., Woburn, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $1,066,297,129 fixed-price, incentive-firm letter contract

February 27, 2017

South Korea’s Lotte approves land swap for missile defence: ministry

Reuters: The board of an affiliate of South Korea’s Lotte Group approved a land swap with the government on Monday

February 24, 2017

Report: U.S. military upgrading Patriot missile system in Korea

UPI: The United States military in South Korea has begun to upgrade the Patriot missile system currently deployed on the

February 24, 2017

Trump backs missile shield against North Korea, pushes upgrades to nuclear arsenal

Japan Times: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is “very angry” at North Korea’s ballistic missile test earlier this

February 24, 2017

Lake Erie Prepares for Deployment

US Navy: Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) moored at Naval Base Point Loma’s deperming pier, Feb. 6-9,

February 23, 2017

Israel successfully tests improved version of Iron Dome

Times of Israel The Defense Ministry completed a series of successful tests of an improved version of the anti-rocket Iron