Missile Defense News

May 9, 2016

South to reinforce capability of preemptive strikes

The Korea Times: By Jun Ji-hye The military said Monday that it will prioritize strengthening its capabilities for conducting preemptive

May 6, 2016

Missile defense ships could be the future of Ingalls

WLOX: Former NFL player and Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Chairman and Founder Riki Ellison spoke to coast leaders at Friday

May 6, 2016

Top US Official: Washington Seeking THAAD Dialogue With Beijing

Voice of America: A top U.S. official says Washington still hopes to hold a dialogue with Beijing on the possible

May 6, 2016

Missile bases bolster NATO in new stance with Russia

New York Times: NATO’s European missile defense system will go live on Thursday when a base in Romania becomes operational.

May 6, 2016

U.S. guided missile cruiser scheduled for maintenance

United Press International: The USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga-class U.S. Navy cruiser, is to receive maintenance and modernization work from BAE

May 6, 2016

US Watching as North Korea Opens Biggest Political Meeting in Decades

Voice of America: North Korea has opened one of its biggest political meetings in 36 years, as the 7th Workers’

May 5, 2016

New missile system for Russian Airborne Forces may get combat module from Sosna system

TASS: MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. The air defense missile system that is currently being developed for the Russian Airborne Forces

May 5, 2016

NATO Ratchets Up Missile Defense Despite Russian Criticism

New York Times: A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet, which is part of the Operation Atlantic Resolve,

May 4, 2016

North Korea’s Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile: Continued Progress at the Sinpo South Shipyard

38 North: Summary North Korea’s recent successful test launch of another Bukkeukseong-1 (Polaris-1, KN-11) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) has reinforced

May 4, 2016

CIMSEC Interviews Captain Mark Vandroff, Program Manager DDG-51, Part 1

Center for International Maritime Security: CIMSEC sat down with Captain Mark Vandroff to solicit his expert insight into the complex world

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