Missile Defense News

June 3, 2015

Navy orders more Raytheon SM-6 air defense missiles

UPI: Raytheon is producing additional Standard Missile-6 all up rounds for the U.S. Navy under a $149 million contract modification.

June 3, 2015

Northrop Grumman inks $111 million deal for USAF missile defense system

Examiner: Yesterday, one of the nation’s leading global security and defense companies, Northrop Grumman, signed a deal with the United

June 3, 2015

Agency that brought us major weapons systems celebrates past, looks to future

WHNT: The Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office celebrated its 10th anniversary on Monday. But its roots go way back

June 3, 2015

Is North Korea Gearing Up for Another Space Launch?

38 North: On May 8, KCNA carried a typically vituperative essay by North Korea’s national space authority stating that “No

June 3, 2015

MDA making plans to revive Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Initiative

WAAY 31: A once-retired program will possibly be revived and managed by Huntsville’s Missile Defense Agency, located on Redstone Arsenal.

June 3, 2015

S. Korea, U.S. devise principles against N.K. missiles

Yonhap: South Korea and the United States have laid out four principles of their operations to effectively counter missile threats

June 1, 2015

U.S. to probe allegations that Iran, North Korea are linked in nuclear and missile research

Washington Times: U.S. officials said they were seriously examining an Iranian dissident group’s claims on Thursday that Iran and North

June 1, 2015

US, South Korea Conduct Anti-Submarine Exercise

Voice of America: The United States and South Korea have kicked off a major anti-submarine drill, weeks after North Korea

May 29, 2015

Poland’s missile defense needs still up for grabs

Politico: When the government of Poland chose to buy Raytheon’s Patriot anti-missile system last month, executive Dan Crowley said the

May 29, 2015

What Is North Korea’s Nuclear Strategy?

The Diplomat: While there can be no certainty about how North Korea views its nuclear arsenal and how it might

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