Missile Defense News

December 22, 2023

Japan Relaxes Export Restrictions to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S.

New York Times Japan will allow the sale of advanced air defense systems to the United States to help bolster

December 22, 2023

US missile defense proposal stirs debate in Palau

Reuters A proposal for permanent deployment of U.S. Patriot missile defense batteries in Palau in response to China’s expanding reach

December 22, 2023

European missile defense nears integration of US Aegis Ashore system in Poland

Stars and Stripes  The U.S. Navy’s missile defense mission in Poland is on the cusp of being added to a

December 21, 2023

Romania achieves missile milestone with Patriot launches aided by US Army trainers

Romania’s collaboration with U.S. Army trainers triggered the country’s first ever live-fire test of the American-made Patriot missile system, the

December 21, 2023

US Army’s new fire protection system launches interceptor in test

Defense News The U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability System completed a risk-reduction flight demonstration, launching a Raytheon-made AIM-9X Sidewinder

December 21, 2023

Japan MoD Secures $2.5 Billion To Build Two ASEV For FY2024

Naval News The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) on December 19 announced it has secured $2.59 billion (373.1 billion yen)

December 21, 2023

Navy certifying virtualized Aegis Combat System on its first destroyer

Defense News The U.S. Navy has one ship operating with a fully virtualized combat system and is on the cusp

December 21, 2023

Why Hypersonic Missiles’ Greatest Strength Also Makes Them Vulnerable: New Report

Air and Space Forces Magazine A recent think tank report warns that a wave of emerging weapons such as hypersonic

December 20, 2023

BlueHalo Continues Global Expansion with $30M Netherlands Ministry of Defense Award for Advanced Stringer Missile Trainer

Business Insider BlueHalo has been awarded a $30M contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense Materiel and IT Command to develop and

December 20, 2023

Running short on Ukraine air defenses, U.S. looks to Japan

Washington Post Faced with a dangerous shortfall in Ukraine’s air defenses and no easy resolution to the funding impasse in