Missile Defense News

July 17, 2017

U.S. missile defense plans to zap North Korean threats

USA Today: North Korea’s rapid march to develop a nuclear-armed ballistic missile capable of striking the United States has spurred the

July 17, 2017

Canada funds Europe-based missile defence program but won’t join one at home

CBC News: While Canada remains on the outside of ballistic missile defence in North America, it is contributing cash toward

July 14, 2017

Could THAADs Successful Intercept Deter North Korea?

Scout: The Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency together with the United States Army has successfully engaged a “threat representative” intermediate range

July 14, 2017

Orbital ATK wins $48 million contract for Missile Defense Agency rocket motor sustainment

Spacenews: WASHINGTON — Satellite and rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK won a $48 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Missile Defense

July 14, 2017

Chinese spy ship lurks off coast of Alaska during missile defense test

CNN: A Chinese spy ship has been sailing in international waters off the coast of Alaska for several days, having

July 13, 2017

Turkey Chooses Russia Over NATO for Missile Defense

Bloomberg: Turkey has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to acquire Russia’s most advanced missile defense system, a senior Turkish official

July 13, 2017

Report: Iran Building Long-Range Ballistic Missiles in Syria

Free Beacon: Iran is said to be building new long-range ballistic missiles at a Syrian weapons factory identified by the

July 13, 2017

South Korea’s THAAD missile shield could be ‘overwhelmed’ by swarm-like attack from North

CNBC: The successful interception test over the Pacific this week of a ballistic missile target using the Terminal High Altitude

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 13, 2017

US Experts Dispute Russia’s Claim That North Korea’s New Missile Not an ICBM

VOA News: WASHINGTON — Russia’s assessment of North Korea’s latest missile launch puzzles many U.S. experts, who say the Kremlin

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