Missile Defense News

December 20, 2023

Japan seen fulfilling U.S. request for Patriot missiles

Nikkei Asia The Japanese government is finalizing plans to ship domestically made Patriot missiles to the U.S., Nikkei has learned,

December 20, 2023

Israel Shows Cruise Missile and Drone Intercepts in New Video

Forbes On Monday, the Israel Defense Force released video of four different engagements with long-range drones and missiles intercepted in

December 19, 2023

Report: Hypersonic weapons challenge Pentagon tracking capabilities

Space News A new study released Dec. 18 sheds light on potential challenges in the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to deploy

December 19, 2023

Congress demands quicker fielding of hypersonic weapons interceptor

Defense News Congress is pushing the Missile Defense Agency to field interceptors that can defeat hypersonic weapons more quickly than planned in

December 19, 2023

Ukraine succeeds in intercepting Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles – UK intelligence

Yahoo! News UK Defence Intelligence has noted Ukraine’s success in intercepting Russian “super weapons” – Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. Click here

December 18, 2023

Raytheon: Successful missile intercept demonstrates nation’s defense capabilities

KTAR News A Raytheon interceptor built at the company’s Tucson missiles and defense operation successfully took out an intermediate-range ballistic

December 15, 2023

Slovenia Buys Two German IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Systems

TheDefensePost Slovenia has signed a deal to purchase IRIS-T SLM air defense systems from Germany. The country is reportedly purchasing two of the

December 15, 2023

Ukraine downs one of three Russian Kinzhal missiles targeting airfield with Storm Shadow carriers

Euromaidan Press On 14 December 2023, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles. As in

December 15, 2023

Raytheon takes on US-German RAM system contract mod

Naval Technology US and German Governments have provided $34m (€31m) to Raytheon, an RTX subsidiary, in a US Department of Defense (DoD) contract

December 15, 2023

Germany delivers Patriot missile defense system, ammunition to Ukraine

Kyiv Independent Germany has handed over a Patriot air defense system, Patriot missiles, and more ammunition to Ukraine, the German