Missile Defense News

October 14, 2015

The Case for the Joint Theater Air Missile Defense Board

National Defense University Press Consider this possible scenario: A rogue nation threatens to fire ballistic missiles at the United States

October 14, 2015

Iran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles, state media report

CNN: Iran has successfully test-fired a new precision-guided, long-range missile, state-run media reported on Sunday. The Emad (Pillar) surface-to-surface missile,

October 9, 2015

Turkey urges NATO to keep up its Patriot defenses

Reuters: Turkey urged its NATO allies on Thursday to keep up missile defenses along its Syrian border, after Germany and

October 9, 2015

With Naval Strikes into Syria, Russia Is Now Messaging with Missiles

Council on Foreign Relations: The Russian Navy’s initial firing of twenty-six cruise missiles from ships in the Caspian Sea into

October 9, 2015

U.S. bolsters missile defense with N. Korea in mind

NK News: The U.S. Department of State has detailed recent measures to bolster its missile defense to account for growing

October 8, 2015

U.S. officials say Russian missiles heading for Syria landed in Iran

CNN: A number of cruise missiles launched from a Russian ship and aimed at targets in Syria have crashed in

October 8, 2015

Inhofe Praises Passage of FY’16 NDAA

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted in favor of the National

October 8, 2015

Russia fires missiles from warships into Syria

Chicago Tribune: Russian warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles Wednesday as Syrian government troops launched a ground offensive

October 8, 2015

U.S. says ready to defend against North Korean nuclear threat

Reuters: The U.S. government believes North Korea has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the U.S. homeland and

October 8, 2015

Senate set to pass bill funding Israeli anti-missile programs

The  Times of Israel: The US Senate is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon to advance a key defense spending bill with

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