Missile Defense News

December 2, 2015

Official: Russian Arms Violations Prompt U.S. Weapons Upgrades

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: WASHINGTON— A top U.S. arms control official says Washington is investing in and deploying new and

December 2, 2015

Keep Them Coming! Russia Gets More S-400 Air Defense Systems

Sputnik: The Russian military will receive five new regimental units of S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems in 2016, according to

December 2, 2015

India conducts first missile test firing from nuclear submarine INS Arihant

Naval-Technology: India’s first locally developed nuclear submarine INS Arihant has completed test firing of an unarmed medium-range missile, developed by

December 2, 2015

New Russian surface-to-air missiles in Syria, DoD confirms

Military Times: U.S. pilots flying over Syria and Turkey will be in range of advanced Russian-made surface-to-air defense systems, Pentagon officials

December 2, 2015

US, Japan And South Korea To Meet After North Korea’s Submarine-Launched Missile Test

International Business Times: Following reports that North Korea conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test on Saturday but failed, the chief nuclear envoys of

December 2, 2015

Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Receive New ICBMs in 2015

Sputnik: MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces will receive more than 50 modern pieces of weaponry in 2015, including intercontinental ballistic missiles

November 30, 2015

U.S. diplomat handling missile defense to visit China

The Korea Herald A senior U.S. diplomat handling missile defense issues is set to visit China this week for a

November 30, 2015

Israeli Navy Scores Successful Intercept Test of Barak-8

Defense News TEL AVIV — The Israel Navy performed its first sea-based operational intercept of the Barak-8 air defense system Wednesday, one

November 30, 2015

North Korea Launch of Ballistic Missile From Sub May Have Failed

Bloomberg Business A North Korean launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine appears to have failed, Yonhap News reported, underscoring

November 30, 2015

China’s New Hypersonic Weapon Capable of Defeating US Air Defense System

Sputnik China successfully conducted a sixth flight test of its DF-ZF (previously known as WU-14) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) designed

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