Missile Defense News

January 12, 2017

US deploys radar in response to North Korea missile threat

CNN: The Pentagon has deployed high-tech radar to keep watch for a potential North Korean long-range-missile launch in the coming

January 11, 2017

Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 approved for international sale

UPI: The U.S. Department of Defense has cleared Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 for sale to various international customers. The Standard Missile-6, or

January 11, 2017

Stopping a N. Korean missile no sure thing, US tester says

Stars and Stripes: The United States’ $36 billion system of ground-based interceptors can’t yet be counted on to shoot down

January 11, 2017

S-400 missile defense regiment put on combat duty near Moscow

RBTH: A regiment equipped with the new S-400 Triumf air defense missile system has taken up combat duty in the

January 11, 2017

Lockheed eyeing possible 48-ship opportunity for missile defense and radar upgrades

Washington Business Journal: Lockheed Martin Corp doubled down on its pitch to outfit the Navy’s amphibious fleet with its signature

January 10, 2017

U.S. Air Force issues RFP for aircraft laser weapons

UPI: The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for proposal to develop laser protection systems for its fleet of

January 10, 2017

North Korea Missile Threat Seen as Test of Incoming Trump Team

VOA:   South Korean officials say they believe Pyongyang’s latest threat to test an intercontinental missile is intended to set

January 10, 2017

Iran To Produce More Missiles To Strengthen Defense Power

Defense World: Iranian lawmakers have approved a bill on Monday obliging the country’s administration to strengthen the country’s defense power

January 10, 2017

Lockheed Martin Advocates Accelerating Aegis, SPY-1 Upgrades

USNI News: Lockheed Martin would like to accelerate both its Aegis cruiser and destroyer modernization efforts and its AN/SPY-1 radar

January 10, 2017

Pentagon successfully tests world’s largest micro-drone swarm

Military Times: U.S. military officials in California have conducted a test launching more than 100 micro-drones from three F/A-18 Super

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