Missile Defense News

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

July 12, 2017

Russia Won’t Be Happy: State Department Approves Missile Defense Sale To Romania

Newsweek: The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $3.9 billion missile defense sale to Romania, in a move likely

July 12, 2017

North Korean ICBM ‘likely’ to be able to strike San Diego with two years, analysis says

The Japan Times: North Korea’s new long-range ballistic missile will “likely” be able to strike targets on the U.S. West

International Cooperation