Threat News

August 25, 2016

Russia to Field Hypersonic Missiles by 2020

The Washington Free Beacon: Russia is working to deploy a revolutionary hypersonic maneuvering strike missile by 2020, according to a

August 25, 2016

North Korea hails ‘greatest success’ of submarine-launched ballistic missile

Washington Post: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un crowed about “the greatest success” of a ballistic missile launched from a

August 24, 2016

3 hurt in missile attack on Najran

Arab News: Three residents were injured on Monday morning in a missile attack on Najran launched by Houthis from across

August 24, 2016

Japan, China, S. Korea unite in condemning N. Korea missile

AP: The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea made a rare display of unity Wednesday to sharply criticize

August 24, 2016

North Korean submarine missile launch shows improved ability

AP: A ballistic missile fired from a North Korean submarine on Wednesday flew about 500 kilometers (310 miles), the longest

August 24, 2016

Ready to Compete: Is Iran’s Bavar-373 system an answer to Russia’s S-300?

The Iran Project: Iran has recently showcased its newest air defense missile system, Bavar-373, which features characteristics similar to Russia’s

August 23, 2016

Analysis: IRGC implicated in arming Yemeni Houthis with missiles

The Long War Journal: Since July, state-affiliated media in Iran has publicized the Yemeni Houthi movement’s use of a variant

August 23, 2016

Russia’s ‘US Missile Defense-Killing’ Hypersonic Rockets Arriving Soon

Sputnik: Russian defense analyst Vladimir Tuchkov analyses Russian, Chinese and American developments in hypersonic weapons technology, including the expected timeframe

August 22, 2016

Iran releases new missile defense images

Al Arabiya English: Iran released images of its first domestically built long-range missile defense system on Sunday, a project started

August 18, 2016

How China Plans to Utilize Space for A2/AD in the Pacific

The National Interest: For many watchers of the Asia-Pacific, anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) is the most serious challenge the U.S. faces in