Missile Defense News

August 21, 2023

SMD Debrief: The top priorities in missile defense

Defense News: Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson speaks with Laura DeSimone, executive director, Missile Defense Agency, about the

August 21, 2023

Add A New Radar To An Old Air-Defense Missile, And You Get The Ukrainian 5V28—Kyiv’s Most Potent Deep-Strike Weapon

Forbes: It’s no secret the Ukrainian air force has converted some of its huge, 1960s-vintage S-200 surface-to-air missile systems into

August 18, 2023

Laser weapons ‘finally’ seeing ‘real progress,’ Missile Defense Agency official says

Breaking Defense: With directed-energy research now coming to fruition, the Missile Defense Agency is putting “increased emphasis” on development of directed-energy weapons for shooting

August 18, 2023

Ukraine Receives New Air Defense Systems From Berlin

The Defense Post: Ukraine said Thursday that it had received new IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems from Germany, as it looks to

August 18, 2023

US Army takes lead on Guam missile defence integration

Janes: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) transitioned its power to the US Army in June 2023 on the integrated missile

August 17, 2023

Israel says US has approved Arrow 3 sale to Germany

Breaking Defense: Israel’s Ministry of Defense today announced that the US has approved the sale of the Arrow 3 air defense

August 16, 2023

HII Launches US Navy’s 3rd Flight III Destroyer, Ted Stevens (DDG 128)

Naval News: Prior to launch, DDG 128 was translated from land to the dry dock using translation railcars to support

August 16, 2023

Pentagon official sees today’s need for missile defense

Redstone Rocket: Missile defense has never been more important at a time when “nuclear-capable nations are flexing their muscles,” the

August 16, 2023

International interest growing for Army’s battle command system

Defense News: International demand for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System is growing, driven partly by the war in Ukraine, according

August 16, 2023

Powerful New Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to be Developed by the U.S. and Japan

The Debrief: The United States and Japan are reportedly planning to cooperate in the development of a hypersonic missile interceptor capable of