Missile Defense News

January 25, 2017

Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile

The Diplomat: Pakistan says it has successfully tested a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,200 kilometers (1,400 miles)

January 25, 2017

Japan, US, South Korea Hold Missile Defense Drill

The Diplomat: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), and U.S. Navy (USN) concluded a three-day

January 24, 2017

Kauai missile site pushed as isles’ protector

Honolulu Star Advertiser: The head of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance still wants the Pentagon to activate a Kauai missile

January 24, 2017

China’s North Sea Fleet receives first Type 052D destroyer

IHS Jane’s 360 China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its fifth Luyang III-class (Type 052D) destroyer on 22 January.

January 24, 2017

AUDS achieves TRL 9, deploys with US forces

IHS Jane’s 360 An undisclosed number of Anti-UAV Defence Systems (AUDS) have been supplied to US forces and are now

January 24, 2017

Russia’s anti-ballistic missile defense system to be upgraded by late 2017

TASS MOSCOW, January 23. Russia’s anti-ballistic missile system will be upgraded until the end of 2017, Chief of Staff of

January 24, 2017

Is the Kalma Ballistic Missile Test Site Ready for an ICBM Launch?

Korea Institute at SAIS North Korea has recently threatened to conduct its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

January 24, 2017

THAAD: Reach Out and Touch Ballistic Missiles

Defense Industry Daily The acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo-ahn has urged the U.S. to move forward with the deployment of

January 23, 2017

New vessel beefs up PLA Navy fleet

China Military The People’s Liberation Army Navy has commissioned its 31st Type-056 class corvette, marking a new addition to the

January 23, 2017

Russia is developing advanced hypersonic weapons

Tass Military & Defense Russia expects a serious breakthrough in the field of laser and electromagnetic weapons, the Russian Defense

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