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March 22, 2019

The Navy may scrap a half-dozen of its largest surface combatants

Task and Purpose: The U.S. Navy is proposing soon to decommission six of its 22 Ticonderoga-class cruisers. The 1980s-vintage ships,

March 22, 2019

Navy Ready to ‘Burn the Boats’ with 2021 Laser Installation on a Destroyer

USNI News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the next two years, the Navy wants to deploy a laser aboard a guided-missile

March 21, 2019

Resurrected Roving Sands exercise reinforces air-defense training at Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss may be the home of the 1st Armored Division, but it still has a major air-defense presence and

March 19, 2019

South Korea-based Short Range Air Defense Battery Integrates Counter-UAS into Core Competencies

DVIDS: Amid the looming threat of surveillance by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), 8th Army recently validated the reception, staging, onward

March 19, 2019

Russia deploys more S-400 air defense missiles in Kaliningrad enclave

Army Recognition – Russia has deployed another regimental set of the S-400 Triumph air defense missiles in its westernmost exclave

March 19, 2019

U.S. says Iran missile programme destabilising Middle East

Reuters: GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior U.S. arms control official said on Tuesday that Iran’s missile programme is destabilising the

March 18, 2019

Anti-aircraft missile explodes in midair after unintentional launch

Yonhap News Agency: SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) — An anti-aircraft guided missile exploded in midair on Monday after being unintentionally

March 18, 2019

Czech Army contract to Saab for RBS 70 Mk II missiles

Defence Blog: Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has won a contract to deliver the Mk II missile for RBS

March 18, 2019

No Sign of Imminent North Korea Missile Launch: South Korea Defence Chief

(Reuters) – It is premature to say whether recent activity at some of North Korea’s rocket facilities involved preparation for

March 18, 2019

Finland Works Naval Modernization: Corvettes in Support of National Air Defense

The Finns are in the process of acquiring four new corvettes equipped to contribute to their national air defense capabilities.