Missile Defense News

August 31, 2017

Japan Defense Ministry seeks missile interceptors in budget

Daily News: TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget to add missile interceptors and other equipment

August 30, 2017

Aegis BMD System Intercepts Target Missile

Missile Defense Agency: The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully

August 30, 2017

North Korea leader urges more missile launches targeting Pacific

Military Times: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more weapons launches targeting the Pacific

August 30, 2017

ASDF anti-missile drills at U.S. bases overshadowed by North Korean launch

Japan Times: North Korea’s missile launch over Hokkaido on Tuesday overshadowed what was meant to be a symbolic moment of

August 30, 2017

North’s ‘shot across Japan’s bow’ gives Abe boost on defense, puts hopes for talks on ice

Japan Times: North Korea’s provocative launch of an apparent midrange missile over Hokkaido on Tuesday is likely to give fuel

August 29, 2017

Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ Needed in Era of Nuclear North Korea

Newsmax: We have neglected military funding for both offensive and defensive weapons systems over the eight Obama years, and we

August 29, 2017

Russia’s new ‘invisible’ cruise missile submarines enter Mediterranean near Syria

Newsweek: Russia’s two new cruise missile-armed submarines have entered the Mediterranean Sea, amid state media reports they could be used

August 29, 2017

Indian Navy Receives First Missile Jointly Developed with Israel

The Jerusalem Post: The first long-range surface to air missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by Israel and India was handed over

August 29, 2017

The need for new space-based missile defense systems

The Space Review: The fiscal year 2018 defense budget looks like another test of whether the Republican-controlled Congress can actually

August 29, 2017

Japan demonstrates PAC-3 system in Tokyo hours after missile flies over Hokkaido

Stars and Stripes: YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japan’s air force demonstrated a Patriot missile-defense system at Yokota in western

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