Missile Defense News

June 23, 2016

Japan probes suspected North Korean rocket nose cone amid growing missile concerns

Reuters: Japan on Thursday began to examine the suspected nose cone of a North Korean rocket that washed up on

June 23, 2016

S. Korea set to hold top commanders’ meeting over N. Korea missile

Yonhap: South Korea is set to convene a meeting of top commanders on Thursday to check the country’s readiness to

June 23, 2016

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un claims new missile can strike US targets in Pacific

The Guardian: Kim Jong-un has boasted of North Korea’s “sure capability” to strike US targets in the Pacific after his

June 23, 2016

Russia seen putting new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border by 2019

Reuters: Russia is likely to deploy advanced nuclear-capable missiles in its European exclave of Kaliningrad by 2019, casting the move

June 23, 2016

N. Korea Test Shows Need for Better Defenses, Pentagon Chief Says

Voice of America: U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that he didn’t know whether North Korea’s latest missile test

June 23, 2016

Long Live JLENS? NORTHCOM Scrambles to Address Cruise Missile Defense Gap

Defense News: The tethered aerostat designed to defend against cruise missiles is slated to be killed by Congress in fiscal 2017

June 22, 2016

Ballistic missile intercepted in Yemen

Space Daily: A ballistic missile fired early Tuesday towards the central Yemeni city of Marib has been intercepted, a Saudi-led

June 22, 2016

Tension over missile defense funding further complicates Obama’s legacy on Israel

Jewish News Service: Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been

June 22, 2016

North Korea missile reaches new heights, ‘intensifying’ threat to Japan

Reuters: North Korea launched what appeared to be an intermediate-range missile on Wednesday to a high altitude in the direction

June 22, 2016

Russia successfully test-fires anti-ballistic missile

RT: The Russian Air Force has test-fired a domestically built short-range anti-ballistic missile to verify its performance. The system is

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