Missile Defense News

May 20, 2015

No Decision Yet on East Coast Missile Defense Site, Winnefeld Says

Department of Defense: WASHINGTON, May 19, 2015 – The Defense Department has not made a decision on the establishment of

May 20, 2015

Ukraine Open to Hosting Missile-Defense System

ABC News: Ukraine is open to considering proposals to place a ballistic missile-defense system on its territory to ward off

May 20, 2015

NATO’s missile defense capability set for modernization

UPI: NATO’s missile command-and-control system is to be modernized by ThalesRaytheonSystems under a contract worth more than $105 million. The

May 18, 2015

House Paves the Way for Japan to Buy Aegis Ashore; Adds Anti-Air Warfare to European Sites

USNI News: The National Defense Authorization Act passed on Friday by the House of Representatives includes measures to improve the capability

May 15, 2015

Missile shield for Gulf to take years, and heavy U.S. commitment

Reuters: May 15 A U.S.-supplied missile shield to protect Gulf nations against Iranian attacks will take years to complete, requiring

May 15, 2015

German defense ministry reportedly decides on ‘Meads’ missile defense system

Deutsche Welle: The “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ), a leading German national daily, reported on Friday that Berlin’s defense ministry had decided

May 14, 2015

Getting the GCC to Cooperate on Missile Defense

War on the Rocks: This week President Obama convenes a summit with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at

May 14, 2015

The Middle East Has Four Minutes To Act If Iran Fires a Missile

Defense One: If Iran launches a ballistic missile at the Middle East, nuclear or not, Arab states would have as

May 14, 2015

Wiggins becomes SMDC’s senior enlisted Soldier

Redstone Rocket: Members of the Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command witnessed Command Sgt. Maj. Jerome Wiggins assume

May 14, 2015

The Masterplan for Stopping North Korea’s Deadly Underwater Nukes

The National Interest: North Korea’s apparently successful test of a workable submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was big news over