Missile Defense News

July 29, 2016

Japan to upgrade Patriot batteries for Olympics as North Korean missile threat grows: sources

Reuters: Japan is upgrading its Patriot PAC-3 missile defence system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding range

July 29, 2016

China Unhappy That Seoul Accepted US Missile-Defense System

Voice of America: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says South Korea’s recent decision to deploy the United States’ Terminal High

July 28, 2016

Secretary of the Army experiences 94th AAMDC’s dedication to JTAMD

DVIDS: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii-The Honorable Eric K. Fanning, Secretary of the Army, received an integrated air and missile

July 28, 2016

Poland Eyes Expanded Missile Defense Amid Fear of Russia

Defense News: Poland’s ministry of defense has highlighted bolstering missile defense as one of the priorities of its ongoing military

July 28, 2016

Raytheon To Provide Patriot Missile Technical Assistance To UAE

Defense World: Raytheon has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract estimated $21 million to provide technical assistance for deployment

July 28, 2016

MDA opens missile defense data terminal

Redstone Rocket: The Missile Defense Agency, along with the Army, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at Fort Drum, New York,

July 27, 2016

Russian defense minister hails improvement of air defense system

TASS: The efficiency of Russia’s air defense system in the northwestern strategic area has grown 1.5 times over the past

July 27, 2016

South Korea To Test Radar Waves Of THAAD Anti-Missile System Again Amid Health Concerns

The International Business Times: South Korea announced Tuesday it would test the electromagnetic waves coming from the powerful radar used

July 27, 2016

Raytheon Missile Defense Support Modification Increases Contract Value to $1B

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a $132.4 million modification from the Missile Defense Agency that raises the ceiling value of

July 27, 2016

Russia Designing Blimps Aimed at Reducing Threat of U.S. Cruise Missiles

The town of Peresvet outside Moscow is home to the testing area of an exotic type of non-lethal weapon –