Missile Defense News

August 9, 2016

Germany, Netherlands to test joint missile defense operations for possible eastern deployment

Reuters: COLOGNE, Germany – Germany and the Netherlands will in October test joint operations of their Patriot air and missile

August 9, 2016

USAF’s SBIRS GEO satellite delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Airforce Technology: The US Air Force’s (USAF) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite has been delivered

August 8, 2016

Lockheed Martin flies redesigned MHTK interceptor

IHS Jane’s 360: Lockheed Martin on 29 July conducted the first controlled vehicle test flight of redesigned version of its

August 8, 2016

US guided-missile destroyer arrives in China for first time since South China Sea arbitrating ruling

International Business Times: A US warship has made it to Chinese ports for the first time since Beijing unequivocally rejected

August 8, 2016

Japan Mulls Open-Ended Missile Intercept Order Amid Repeated North Korean Missile Testing

The Diplomat: Japan is understandably not happy about North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch, which, for the first time, resulted

August 5, 2016

S Korea says it is willing to share THAAD radar intel with Japan

Japan Times: The South Korean Defense Ministry said Thursday that it could share information on North Korean missile launches obtained

August 5, 2016

Hawaii-based Army missile defense command gets new leader

Chron: A new leader is taking over a U.S. Army missile defense command in the Asia-Pacific region. Brig. Gen. Sean

August 5, 2016

MTSI to build missile-defense threat assessment

Military Aerospace Electronics: U.S. missile-defense experts needed a system to help analysts assess potential missile attacks on the U.S. and

August 4, 2016

U.S. to Focus on Upgrading Patriot Anti-Missile Systems in South Korea

Sputnik: WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States will focus on upgrading its Patriot PAC-2 air defense systems in South Korea to PAC-3 systems to better

August 4, 2016

MBDA delays German missile defense proposal to end-September

Reuters: European defense manufacturer MBDA will submit its proposal for a $4.5 billion German missile defense system by late September,