Missile Defense News

July 23, 2019

China says South Korea’s air defense zone not territorial airspace

Reuters: BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that South Korea’s air space identification zone is not…

July 23, 2019

Russia’s S-400: An offer US partners should refuse

Defense News: After Turkey insisted on acquiring the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the Trump administration wisely decided July…

July 23, 2019

North Korea’s Kim inspects new submarine, signals possible ballistic missile development

CNBC: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday…

July 23, 2019

Raytheon get $27.3M payment for work on Navy’s AMDR program

UPI: July 22 (UPI) — Raytheon Co. was awarded a $27.3 million contract for work on the U.S. Navy’s…

July 23, 2019

Warplanes from four countries face off in Asian confrontation

CNN: Seoul (CNN)Warplanes from four countries faced off Tuesday in a chaotic and unprecedented confrontation above a small, disputed…

July 22, 2019

U.S.-South Korean military exercise to proceed: top South Korean official

Reuters: ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) – A top South Korean official on Saturday said a U.S.-South Korean military exercise would…

July 22, 2019

Turkey will retaliate if U.S. imposes sanctions over S-400s: minister

Reuters: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey would retaliate against what it called an unacceptable threat of U.S. sanctions over Ankara’s…

July 22, 2019

Lockheed awarded $1.5 billion Saudi Arabia THAAD missile defense system contract

The Defense Post Lockheed Martin was awarded an almost $1.5 billion modification to an earlier contract to supply Terminal…

July 22, 2019

Marines Took Out Iranian Drone for the Cost of a Tank of Gas

USNI News: Instead of a using an almost-million-dollar Navy missile, Marines splashed a hostile Iranian drone on Thursday for…

July 19, 2019

As tensions with Iran mount, reports say US readying 500 troops to deploy to Saudi Arabia

Military Times: The U.S. is poised to send hundreds of U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia, according to new media reports.

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