Missile Defense News

October 21, 2016

US says any attacks on S. Korea will be soundly defeated

Yonhap: The United States said Thursday any military attacks on South Korea will be defeated with an “effective and overwhelming”

October 21, 2016

US Right to Affirms Necessity of Missile Defense in South Korea

The Daily Signal: During Wednesday’s bilateral ministerial meeting, Secretary of State John Kerry underscored Washington’s resolve to defend our South

October 21, 2016

Future US Navy destroyer ‘Rafael Peralta’ completes Alpha trials

NavalToday.com The U.S. Navy said its future guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed Alpha trials on October

October 21, 2016

U.S., South Korean, Japanese military leaders discuss North Korean threat

Department of Defense News Service: Stressing the regional aspect of the threat North Korea poses, Maritime Self-defense Force Adm. Katsutoshi

October 21, 2016

Raytheon awarded Title III contract to advance its Gallium Nitride technology

Solid State Technology: The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Office of the Secretary of Defense have awarded Raytheon

October 20, 2016

U.S. Calls For Meeting With Russia Over Missile Treaty Dispute

Radio Liberty: The United States has called for a special meeting with Russia over alleged violations of a landmark Cold

October 20, 2016

Second North Korea missile launch in a week fails, US and South Korea say

CNN: North Korea fired a missile on Thursday morning that appears to have failed, according to the US and South

October 20, 2016

Japan Eyes $1B Ballistic Missile Defense Investment in Response to North Korea’s Rocket Tests

Gov Con Wire: Japan looks to accelerate a $1 billion investment toward its ballistic missile defense systems in response to North Korea’s

October 19, 2016

Missile Defence Base in Redzikowo Targeted by the Iskanders from the Kaliningrad Oblast

Defence24: Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed the fact that deployment of the Iskander-M ballistic missile launchers in the Kaliningrad Oblast

October 19, 2016

Germany’s Merkel calls for large increase in military spending

Stars and Stripes: Germany must spend billions more on defense to shoulder a larger share of NATO’s security burden, German

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