Missile Defense News

June 11, 2015

US and Japan Successfully Test Ballistic Missile Killer

The Diplomat: On June 6, the United States and Japan successfully conducted a live-fire test of a jointly developed new

June 10, 2015

Ex-Obama adviser: Missile defense may avert GCC proliferation

Al Monitor:  Conceived as a means of deterring a nuclear strike by the Soviet Union or North Korea, missile defense

June 10, 2015

Republic of Korea – Aegis Combat System

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic

June 10, 2015

Russia Successfully Test-Fires Defense Shield Anti-Missile System

International Business Times: The Russian military has successfully test-fired a short-range anti-missile system, the Russian defense ministry announced Tuesday. The

June 9, 2015

U.S., Japan say first test of Raytheon’s new SM-3 missile a success

Reuters: The United States and Japan announced on Sunday the first live-fire test of Raytheon Co’s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3)

June 9, 2015

North Korea announces observation satellite and defends rocket launches

The Guardian: North Korean space agency officials have said the country is developing a more advanced Earth observation satellite and

June 9, 2015

Iran’s ballistic missiles could derail nuke deal

The Washington Examiner: As international negotiators work to meet a July 1 deadline for a deal designed to prevent Iran

June 9, 2015

SBIRS: The Pentagon’s Most Important Space Program For Preventing Nuclear War

Forbes: The most important program the Pentagon has for assuring early warning of a missile attack is the Space Based

June 9, 2015

Navy: Sailors laying groundwork for missile shield in Romania

Navy Times: The first sailors are now on station at the controversial missile defense shield in Romania, Navy Region Europe

June 9, 2015

Germany opts for MEADS missile defense system

Reuters: The German government has decided to buy the MEADS missile defense system built by European defense group MBDA and

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