Missile Defense News

January 18, 2017

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Prepare for Jan. 19 Launch of Next SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

PR Newswire: The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will launch the next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)

January 18, 2017

Japan to launch missile defense satellite

UPI: Japan is planning to launch a missile defense satellite next Tuesday to upgrade the country’s surveillance network that can

January 17, 2017

Russia Carries Out Successful Test of Topol-M Ballistic Missile

Sputnik News MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the document, the test launch was carried out to confirm combat capabilities and reliability of Topol-M ICBMs.

January 17, 2017

Advanced missile detection satellite for early-warning alerts awaits liftoff

Space Flight Now CAPE CANAVERAL — Culminating years of construction and testing, a $1.2 billion satellite designed to spot and

January 17, 2017

Iran: Nuclear deal will not be renegotiated

The Military Times TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world

January 17, 2017

The U.S. Army’s Patriot Missile Is Getting a Big Upgrade (Thanks to Lockheed Martin)

The National Interest The PATRIOT Missile Segment Enhancement improves fire-control, radar and target tracking for the weapon, which can destroy

January 17, 2017

S-400 air defense missile regiment to assume combat duty in Crimea

Tass Russian News Agency MOSCOW, January 13. /TASS/. A regiment armed with Triumf advanced antiaircraft missile systems will assume combat

January 16, 2017

Former U.N. chief Ban throws weight behind THAAD deployment

The Japan Times: Former United Nations chief and presumptive South Korean presidential candidate Ban Ki-moon has backed the deployment later

January 16, 2017

THAAD is Becoming a South Korean Election Issue

VOA News: SEOUL —  A deepening partisan divide over the deployment of the controversial U.S. THAAD missile defense system is

January 16, 2017

Russia to upgrade its naval, air bases in Syria: Interfax

Reuters: Russia plans to improve and expand its naval and air bases in Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Sunday,