Missile Defense News

April 20, 2015

THAAD ‘litmus test’ for S. Korea-U.S. alliance: report

Korea Herald: The potential deployment of a THAAD missile defense unit to South Korea has become a “litmus test” for

April 20, 2015

Enemy Cruise Missile, Meet the U.S. Rail Gun

Wall Street Journal: As Congress meets this month to mark up the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act and

April 17, 2015

Statement by NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu on misleading and incorrect Russian statements

NATO News: A number of misleading and incorrect statements about NATO were made by senior Russian officials in Moscow on

April 16, 2015

USFK commander voices need for THAAD deployment to S. Korea

Yonhap News: WASHINGTON, April 15 (Yonhap) — The U.S. Forces Korea commander on Wednesday voiced the need for deploying the

April 16, 2015

China’s THAAD Gamble Is Unlikely to Pay Off

The Diplomat: South Korea is stuck between a rock and a hard place. After news leaked that the United States

April 16, 2015

Russia to sell its most modern missile defence system to China

Business Standard: In a major boost to Chinese military, Russia has agreed to sell its sophisticated surface to air missile

April 15, 2015

Navy Will Test its Electromagnetic Rail Gun aboard DDG 1000

Military.com News: The Navy is evaluating whether to mount its new Electromagnetic Rail Gun weapon aboard the high-tech DDG 1000

April 14, 2015

A Full Year of Milestones for Raytheon’s Air & Missile Defense Radar

PR Newswire: TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — In its first year, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has met all

April 14, 2015

Russia to deliver S-300 missiles to Iran as sign of ‘good will’ over nuclear talks

Christian Science Monitor: Russia informed Iran Monday it would soon make good on the long-overdue delivery of a sophisticated air

April 14, 2015

BMD mission demands outstrip fleet’s capabilities

Navy Times: Missile defense ships are in short supply. Navy officials say the fleet of BMD-capable cruisers and destroyers is