Missile Defense News

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

November 30, 2015

Iran’s Navy supplied with new cruise missile

Trend News Agency Iranian Army’s Naval Force has received homemade anti-ship cruise missile dubbed “Ghadir”. The missiles were handed over

November 30, 2015

India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Prithvi II missile

The Economic Times BALASORE(ODISHA): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range

November 30, 2015

Concern over large gaps in airspace security

The Hindu What will happen if an enemy nation, or a terrorist organisation, were to fire a missile at an

November 24, 2015

Japan Mulls Thaad Missile Defense System Amid North Korea Threat

Bloomberg Business: Japan is considering deployment of the U.S.’s Thaad ballistic missile defense system to counter any potential strike from

November 24, 2015

Delivery of S-300 air defence systems to Tehran begins – ambassador

RT: The delivery of Russian S-300 anti-missile rocket systems to Iran has started, Iran’s ambassador to Moscow said in an

November 24, 2015

Defences tightened as £178bn to be spent on Armed Forces in fear of jihadi missile attack

Express: The missiles can be used to deliver payloads from conventional explosives through to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Now

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