Missile Defense News

October 27, 2016

Exercises help NATO fill gaps in air and missile defenses: general

Reuters: Short-notice military exercises and forthcoming deployments will help NATO fill gaps in its air and missile defenses as it

October 26, 2016

Denuclearizing North Korea a ‘lost cause,’ US intel chief says

Defence Talk: Efforts to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear program and “denuclearize” the Korean Peninsula are bound

October 26, 2016

Raytheon, Diehl get $28M for work on RAM missile systems

NavalToday.com The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $28 million contract for the production of

October 26, 2016

Russia beefs up Baltic Fleet amid NATO tensions: reports

Reuters: Russia is sharply upgrading the firepower of its Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad by adding warships armed with long-range cruise

October 26, 2016

South Korea’s March Toward a Strike-First Nuclear Policy

Wall Street Journal: After years of hesitation, South Korean defense officials and members of President Park Geun-hye’s ruling Saenuri Party

October 26, 2016

Army Lasers Will Soon Destroy Enemy Mortars, Artillery and Drones From Strykers

Scout Warrior: The Army and General Dynamics Land Systems are developing a Stryker-mounted laser weapon aimed at better arming the

October 26, 2016

Radar site celebrates decade in Japan

Redstone Rocket: After a decade on the job, one radar site continues to be a beacon of peace and stability

October 25, 2016

Lithuania and Norway agree NASAMS deal

Janes: Lithuania has agreed to buy the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Norway, the Lithuanian Ministry of National

October 25, 2016

Kaboom! Russian Military Successfully Launches Scary RS-18 Ballistic Missile

Sputnik: Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have performed a successful launch of the RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) two-stage ballistic missile from southwestern

October 25, 2016

US, Japan to conduct joint-bilateral field training exercise

Post Guam: Units from the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces will conduct Exercise Keen Sword 17 beginning Oct. 30.

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