Threat News

July 3, 2019

Russia Tests New Air Defense Missile

The Moscow Times: Russia has successfully launched a new air defense missile, its Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The test

July 2, 2019

Syrian S-300 air defense system now fully operational

Arutz Sheva: The Russian-made S-300 air defense system is now completely deployed in Syria’s northwestern Masyaf. Masyaf is near Homs

July 2, 2019

‘Stray Syrian anti-aircraft missile’ hits northern Cyprus

BBC: A stray Russian-made missile apparently launched by Syria hit the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus overnight, officials say.

July 2, 2019

Can Trump and Erdogan Resolve the Russian Missile Dispute?

FP: Missile Dispute – Trump blames Obama. Top U.S. officials have spent months warning Turkey that moving forward with a plan

July 1, 2019

With Treaty Set to Expire, NATO Scrambles to Counter Russian Missile Threat

Defense One: BRUSSELS — On Aug. 2, the nuclear weapons treaty that may have saved Europe, if not the world,

July 1, 2019

Production of S-500 missile systems begins in Russia

TASS: MOSCOW, June 30. /TASS/. Production of S-500 surface-to-air missile systems begins in Russia. These systems will soon enter operational

June 27, 2019

Russia to Modernize Moscow Missile Defense

AIN: Speaking at a top-brass conference on June 19, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu said that development of the S-350 Vityaz medium-range

June 27, 2019

Royal Air Force jets scramble to intercept Russian planes

Fox News: Royal Air Force jets in Estonia took to the sky to intercept Russian military aircraft for the second

June 26, 2019

Escalation or Negotiation? A Situation Report on U.S.-Iran Relations

CNAS: n May 21, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted an all-day tabletop exercise (TTX) in Washington,

June 26, 2019

Five Sobering Lessons From Iran’s Downing Of America’s Most Capable Drone

Forbes: Iran’s destruction of a U.S. Global Hawk unmanned aircraft with a surface-to-air missile near the Strait of Hormuz should