Missile Defense News

January 26, 2017

Russia says unperturbed by China’s missile deployment

Asia Times The Kremlin mostly shrugged off Beijing’s reported deployment of intercontinental missiles near Russian borders, though some officials suggested

January 26, 2017

Israel and U.S. Successfully Complete David’s Sling Weapon System Intercept Test Series

Defense Aerospace: The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S.

January 25, 2017

Germany nears decision to beef up short-range air defenses

Reuters: Germany is nearing a decision to replace its aging short-range air defense systems and help fill a gap that

January 25, 2017

North Korea Ready to Test Fire ICBM ‘Any Time, Any Place’

NBC News: PYONGYANG — North Korea is ready to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile “at any time, at any place,”

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

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