Missile Defense News

August 19, 2015

US to send one more Aegis-equipped ship to Mediterranean

Anadolu Agency: The U.S. will send an additional Aegis-equipped ship to the Mediterranean this fall to defend Turkey and other

August 19, 2015

China Tests New Missile Capable of Hitting Entire United States

The Diplomat: On August 6, China has tested its newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with two guided simulated nuclear warheads,

August 19, 2015

Second air defense ‘blimp’ headed skyward over Harford Wednesday

Baltimore Sun: A second massive, blimp-like balloon called an aerostat, part of the military’s air defense network over the Eastern

August 18, 2015

Iran plans to sign contract for Russian S-300 missiles next week

Reuters: Iran will sign a contract with Russia next week to buy four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, the Iranian defense

August 18, 2015

North Korea has threatened a U.S. attack for years. Why aren’t you scared?

Washington Post: Things are a little tense right now with North Korea. Since two South Korean soldiers were injured earlier this

August 18, 2015

Lockheed Martin to Cooperate With Danish Company on Missile Defense Radar

Sputnik News: WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — One of the United States’ leading defense contractors will work with Danish corporation Weibel Scientific to integrate the Gap-Filling

August 18, 2015

Russia Says Air Units Deploying South To Ashuluk For Drills

Radio Free Europe: ussia’s Defense Ministry says the first phase of joint air-defense exercises by the Commonwealth of Independent States

August 18, 2015

Raytheon Chooses VT MAK Simulation Software for Air and Missile Defense Operations Center

GovConWire: TYSONS CORNER, VA August 17 — Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has chosen VT Systems company VT MAK to provide simulation software

August 17, 2015

US to pull Patriot missile-defense system from Turkey for modernization upgrades

Daily Sabah: The U.S. deployment of Patriot air and missile defense units in Turkey, which expires in October, will not

August 17, 2015

Return Of The ABL? Missile Defense Agency Works On Laser Drone

Breaking Defense: HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: Three years after the Missile Defense Agency mothballed its massiveAirborne Laser, MDA is planning to reboot

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