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August 3, 2017

U.S. Opens Door to Talks With North Korea, While Flexing Military Muscle

The New York Times: WASHINGTON – In the Trump administration’s first serious attempt at a diplomatic opening to North Korea,

August 3, 2017

Now U.S. Has Company in Raising Pressure on Iran Over Missile

The New York Times: Joined by three Western allies, the United States on Wednesday escalated pressure on Iran over its

August 1, 2017

Capacity, interoperability still plague European missile defense

Defense News: BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria – The United States and its allies in Europe don’t have enough missile defense

July 26, 2017

Air Force seeks to increase max range of stand-off cruise missile

Military Times: The Air Force wants to extend the maximum range of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile in response to

July 19, 2017

Senate confirms former Boeing VP as deputy Defense secretary

The Hill: The Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed President Trump’s pick for the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian official. Senators voted 92-7 for

July 17, 2017

Hypersonic missile secretly tested at Woomera

Sunshine Coast Daily: Australia has quietly concluded a set of test flights of a missile capable of burning through the

July 13, 2017

Japanese missile-defense unit to train at Yokota, local media say

Stars and Stripes: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A Japanese Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor will deploy next month to

July 10, 2017

Australia to Speed Missile Defense Development, Turnbull Says

Bloomberg: Australia will press ahead with a missile defense program to protect its forces, but a U.S. shield system isn’t

July 7, 2017

Pakistan test-fires short-range ballistic missile

Defense News: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it has successfully tested a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

July 5, 2017

The Ultimate Missile Defense: Sci-Fi-Style Railguns

National Interest: As part of its proposed $171.5 billion fiscal year 2018 budget request, the Navy carved out a hefty