Missile Defense News

May 5, 2015

Raytheon gets $559 million missile contract; work finalized at Redstone Arsenal

AL.com: Raytheon Company has received a $559.2 million contract for missile work that will be completed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.

May 5, 2015

Hill To Navy: Hurry Up On Rail Guns, Lasers

Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON: Rail gun bullets move seven times the speed of sound. Laser beams fire at the speed of

May 5, 2015

On watch: Merle Rhodes was part of missile defense

Ellwood City Ledger: ELLWOOD CITY — Merle Rhodes, 70, from Ellwood City, said his time in the Army was uneventful,

May 4, 2015

Why South Korea Needs THAAD Missile Defense

ISN: The April 2015 interim nuclear agreement with Iran generated speculation that a similar agreement may be possible with North

May 1, 2015

Naked To Nuclear Attack: Democrats Hand The GOP A Winning Defense Issue For 2016

Forbes: The GOP is struggling to regain the reputation it once enjoyed as the party that understands how to defend America.  That

May 1, 2015

Lockheed Martin opens center for interceptor missile technology

UPI: SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30 (UPI) — A laboratory has been opened in California by Lockheed Martin to develop next-generation

May 1, 2015

USS Porter takes up residence in Rota, Spain

Stars and Stripes: NAPLES, Italy — The Navy destroyer USS Porter arrived at its new home in southern Spain on

April 30, 2015

HASC Approves Massive DoD Policy Bill

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday voted to add billions to a list of Defense

April 30, 2015

House Mandates Shorter Modernization Periods for Navy Cruisers

Military.com News: House lawmakers are limiting the amount of time the Navy will be able to lay up portions of

April 29, 2015

Ambassador Lute’s op-ed on NATO Ballistic Missile Defense

U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania: This month, the United States will deliver a 9,000-ton boost to the ballistic missile defense (BMD)