Missile Defense News

July 11, 2017

STRATCOM chief: US must speed weapons tests to counter North Korea

Stars and Stripes: STUTTGART, Germany — The United States is moving too slowly in response to North Korea’s rapidly improving

July 11, 2017

US says missile defense system successfully intercepts projectile during test

CNN: A United States-built missile defense system on Tuesday successfully intercepted its target during a test run, the US Missile

July 11, 2017

Congressional delegation at odds with experts on defending Hawaii

Stars and Stripes Okinawa: HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) — Hawaii is now within reach of North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles

July 11, 2017

Kim Jong-un promotes head of North Korea’s missile agency after ICBM test ‘success’

Express: Jang Chang-ha, the communist state’s new colonel general was reportedly rewarded for helping Pyongyang’s missile development agency refine the

July 11, 2017

US deployed Patriot missiles to Lithuania for multinational war games

Stars and Stripes: STUTTGART, Germany— The U.S. military deployed Patriot missiles to Lithuania on Monday to take part in upcoming

July 11, 2017

THAAD Successfully Intercepts Target in Missile Defense Test

Missile Defense Agency: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency, and U.S. Army

July 10, 2017

Poland To Buy Israeli-Made Patriot Missiles

The Jerusalem Post: Poland has signed a memorandum of intent with the United States to buy the Patriot missile system

July 10, 2017

North Korea Celebrates Missile Launch With Interpretive Tap Dance and Rocket Songs

Newsweek: North Korea celebrated the launch of its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile test—which some experts say has the capacity

July 10, 2017

When Iran launches missiles, Democrats want transparency from Trump

The Washington Examiner: For six months now, the Trump administration has been required to notify Congress within 48 hours any

July 10, 2017

How North Korea Got Its Missile Engines

Stars and Stripes: Four months before its July 4 missile test, North Korea offered the world a rare technical preview

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