Missile Defense News

January 16, 2017

Bliss air defense HQ busy with two new missions

El Paso Times: The headquarters for Fort Bliss’ air defense artillery brigade is tackling two critically important missions. Headquarters and Headquarters

January 16, 2017

South Korea says securing THAAD location could be delayed

Reuters: The signing of a contract which would secure the location of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea

January 16, 2017

Military Deploys Radar to Monitor N. Korean Missile

Military.com: The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar acquires, tracks and discriminates the flight characteristics of ballistic missiles. The Sea-Based X-Band Radar

January 13, 2017

Japan defense minister visiting Guam

Kuam: Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is scheduled to arrive in Guam Thursday evening for a two day trip to

January 13, 2017

Russia boosts anti-missile shield over Crimea with S-400 system

RT: A new battery of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missiles has been fully deployed in Russia’s Crimea after five months of

January 13, 2017

Iran Approved to Import Additional 130 Tons of Uranium

ABC: The U.S. and five other world powers have approved Iran importing as much as 130 tons of uranium, Iran’s

January 13, 2017

China, Russia agree on more ‘countermeasures’ against U.S. anti-missile system: Xinhua

Reuters: China and Russia have agreed to take further unspecified “countermeasures” in response to a U.S. plan to deploy an

January 12, 2017

In Its Nuclear Race With India, Pakistan Catches Up

Real Clear Defense: The nuclear race between India and Pakistan is intensifying, thanks in large part to Islamabad’s fear that

January 12, 2017

War In Europe? Norway Considers Joining NATO Missile Defense System Amid Russia Tensions

International Business Times: Norway may offer its military resources to NATO’s missile defense system across Europe, the system created to

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

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