Missile Defense News

January 13, 2016

SeaRAM achieves RAM Block 2 firing first ahead of destroyer deployment

Key Points The latest version of Raytheon’s RAM has made its first launch from a SeaRAM launcher SeaRAM is being

January 13, 2016

Missile Defense Facility in Romania Changes Command

DVIDS: NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania – Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu held its first change-of-command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania,

January 13, 2016

Despite Russian Threats, NATO Missile Defense Plan In Europe Must Continue, US Official Says

International Business Times: NATO allies must continue to build up their missile defenses, despite complaints from Russia, in view of

January 12, 2016

Aegis Combat System upgrade gets Navy approval

UPI: The latest evolution of the Aegis Combat System for U.S. destroyers, Baseline 9.C1, has been certified by the U.S.

January 12, 2016

Raytheon’s improved ship-defense missile hits mark

Arizona Daily Star: Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems says its latest version of a ship-defense system, co-developed with Germany, has successfully

January 11, 2016

Navy’s Rail Gun Still Headed to Sea, but on Which Ship?

Defense News: WASHINGTON — One of the prime attributes of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers is the design’s 78-megawatt integrated power

January 11, 2016

U.S. may send more strategic weapons to Korean peninsula: South Korea

Reuters: The United States and its ally South Korea were discussing on Monday sending more strategic U.S. weapons to the

January 11, 2016

Guam anti-missile unit’s main focus is North Korean threat

Stars and Stripes: ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The nickname for the anti-ballistic missile task force stationed here doesn’t

January 8, 2016

Cavalier AFS significant link to missile warning/space defense

Air Force Space Command: Cavalier Air Force Station, N.D. — Once a major piece of U.S. nuclear defenses during the Cold War,

January 7, 2016

U.S., South Korean Forces on Alert after North’s Nuclear Test

Voice of America: SEOUL—U.S. and South Korean military forces on the Korean peninsula have been put on high alert following