Missile Defense News

September 16, 2016

South Korea Ups the Ante

STRATFOR: Forecast North Korea will not give up its nuclear arsenal and will continue to pursue nuclear weapons as a

September 16, 2016

Russian Nuclear Weapons Policy Increasingly Resembles That of North Korea

The Jamestown Foundation: Moscow reacted harshly to North Korea’s most recent nuclear test. “Such explicit disregard for the norms of

September 16, 2016

ROK Partners with Deep US Ties help 94th AAMDC achieve AMD success during UFG16

DVIDS: OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea – The US military and the ROK air force operate various missile defense systems

September 15, 2016

US Navy Develops Laser Weapon Prototypes for Destroyers, Cruisers (and Maybe Carriers)

The National Interest: The Navy plans to arm its destroyers and other ships with high-tech, low-cost ship-board laser weapons engineered

September 15, 2016

7th Fleet Promotes Peace, Security in Indo-Asia-Pacific Region

U.S. Pacific Command: Forward-deployed to support security and stability in the vast Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. 7th Fleet is involved

September 15, 2016

Pentagon to Accelerate Rail Gun Projectile Weapon – Fires From Army Howitzer

Scout/Warrior: An Army Howitzer is now firing a 5,000-miles per hour, high-tech, electromagnetic Hyper Velocity Projectile, initially developed as a

September 15, 2016

69th ADA enhances readiness through joint exercises abroad

Fort Hood Sentinel: The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade participated in a Joint Air Defense Exercise, a three-day training event

September 15, 2016

How one of the world’s most advanced missile-defense systems works in one graphic

Business Insider: Here’s a brief breakdown of the process: 1. Radar detects threat THAAD’s first line of defense is its

September 15, 2016

To cope with North Korean missiles, discusses SDF’s strike capabilities

The Japan News: The threat of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal and missiles has entered a new dimension. Japan needs to

September 15, 2016

North Korea ramps up uranium enrichment, enough for six nuclear bombs a year

Reuters: North Korea will have enough material for about 20 nuclear bombs by the end of this year, with ramped-up

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