Missile Defense News

August 4, 2016

South Korea military says could consider new site for THAAD on request

YonhapNews: South Korea’s defense ministry said Thursday it will consider a new site in Seongju for the deployment of an

August 4, 2016

U.N. Security Council hold emergency meeting on N. Korean missile launches

YONHAP News: Members of the U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches as the group held an

August 4, 2016

Missile Drop Test From Su-30MKI Aircraft In August

BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited has plans of conducting a missile drop test from Su-30MKI jet this month. “Recently, test flights

August 4, 2016

U.S. to Focus on Upgrading Patriot Anti-Missile Systems in South Korea

Sputnik: WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States will focus on upgrading its Patriot PAC-2 air defense systems in South Korea to PAC-3 systems to better

August 4, 2016

MBDA delays German missile defense proposal to end-September

Reuters: European defense manufacturer MBDA will submit its proposal for a $4.5 billion German missile defense system by late September,

August 4, 2016

Japan: North Korea missile launch an “unforgivable act of violence”

CBS News: A medium-range ballistic missile fired Wednesday by North Korea flew about 620 miles and landed near Japan’s territorial waters,

August 4, 2016

Global Ballistic Missile Threats Beginning to Outpace US Defense Capability

SputNik: The United States should upgrade missile defense capabilities to be able to counter growing threats, Republican Senator Jim Inhofe

August 3, 2016

Chinese official: Prepare for a ‘people’s war at sea’

Business Insider: Since the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled against China’s nine-dash line in the South China

August 3, 2016

Lockheed Martin gets $58 million Patriot missile contract modification

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded $58 million foreign military sales contract modification to enhance Qatari and

August 3, 2016

India Army Gets BrahMos Cruise Missile Regiment As Deterrent Against China In Northeast

DefenseWorld.Net: The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by the Prime Minister has cleared INR 4300 crore (US $644 million)

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