Missile Defense News

May 4, 2016

S. Korea’s military buildup to focus on countering DPRK’s nuke, missile threats: Seoul

China Economic Net: South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said on Wednesday that his country’s military buildup will be focused

May 4, 2016

US weighs more troops, hi-tech weapons in Europe to counter Russia

Stars and Stripes: Seeking to stare down any future Russian aggression, the United States is looking to deploy more troops

May 4, 2016

US-Israel aid talks stumble over missile defense — report

The Times of Israel: egotiations over a new US security aid package to Israel have hit a snag, and the

May 4, 2016

China Upgrades Older Warships With New Missile Systems

The Diplomat: The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is in the process of upgrading a number of older classes of

May 4, 2016

Russia’s Deadly S-500 Air-Defense System: Ready for War at 660,000 Feet

The National Interest: The Russian military expects to receive the first examples of the new Almaz Antey S-500 air and

May 4, 2016

Legislation Seeks Defense Against Hypersonic Missiles

The Washington Free Beacon: Congress is pressing the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency to counter the growing threat of high-speed, maneuvering

May 3, 2016

10th AAMDC Soldier earns European Missile Defender of the Year Award

Army News Service: Ramstein Air Base, Germany — Sgt. Joseph Frey, an air defense battle management system operator with the

May 3, 2016

Kim Jong Un orders missile launches when angry, source says

United Press International: Kenji Fujimoto said decisions are made spontaneously but Kim has no intention of starting a war. TOKYO,

May 3, 2016

Seoul ‘on alert’ for N.K. nuke test

The Korea Herald: South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Tuesday that the military is on alert based on the

May 3, 2016

China and Russia to Hold First Computer-Enabled Missile Defense Exercise in May

The Diplomat: China and Russia will hold their first computer-assisted missile defense drill in May, according to the press office

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