Missile Defense News

July 21, 2016

Orbital ATK Wins $182 Million For Medium Range Ballistic Missile Target System

Defense World Net: Orbital ATK has been awarded a $182 million contract for the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Type 3

July 21, 2016

South Korean President Defends Missile Defense Plan

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is defending her decision to deploy a U.S.-built missile defense system on the country’s southeastern

July 21, 2016

State Dept. approves $821 million SM-2 missile sale to Japan

UPI: The U.S. State Department has approved a proposed $821 million sale of SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles to Japan.

July 20, 2016

Iran threatens to re-open enrichment facilities after UN report

Tehran Times: The Iranian parliament speaker asked the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Wednesday to prepare a plan

July 20, 2016

Yemen’s Houthis fire missile to strike Saudi base in reprisal

Yemen’s Houthi forces said Wednesday they fired a ballistic missile on a Saudi border guards base in retaliation for airstrikes

July 20, 2016

North Korea seeks to strengthen ties with China with missile launch

The Korea Times: North Korea’s recent firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile at a high angle appears to be intended

July 20, 2016

Russia Still Developing S-500 Surface-to-Air Missile Systems

DefenseTech: Some readers took issue with last week’s post on Russia’s plans to deploy the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems

July 20, 2016

North Korea retains 1,000 ballistic missiles

UPI: North Korea is believed to retain 1,000 ballistic missiles in its arsenal and the U.S. anti-missile defense system THAAD

July 20, 2016

Bordallo says Missile shield not a nuisance

Pacific Daily News: Guam can sleep well at night knowing that a missile shield is stationed permanently on the island,

July 20, 2016

North Korea says missile test simulated attack on South’s airfields

Reuters: North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean

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