Missile Defense News

July 30, 2015

Navy gets mileage out of its guided-missile submarines — while it can

Stars and Stripes: As the Navy’s submarine fleet shrinks over the next 13 years due to the retirement of its

July 30, 2015

US State Dept. OKs PAC-3 Sale to Saudi

Defense News: The US State Department gave its approval on Wednesday for a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia

July 29, 2015

Canada to acquire Israeli Iron Dome radar technology

Canada Department of National Defence: An improved radar system for the Canadian Army will use cutting edge technology that is part

July 29, 2015

Russia To Deploy S-400 Missile Defense System To Far East Region Of Kamchatka

International Business Times: Russia has deployed its advanced S-400 missile defense system to the region of Kamchatka in the Far

July 29, 2015

US Institute: NKorea Launch Site Upgrade Complete

AP News: Construction to upgrade North Korea’s main rocket launch site now appears complete amid expectations in rival South Korea

July 29, 2015

Russia Successfully Test-Fires Iskander-M Tactical Missile Systems

International Business Times: Russia’s Central Military District has successfully test-fired Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems, an official in the Russian armed

July 29, 2015

USAF Chief Engineer: Directed Energy for Missile Defense ‘At Tipping Point’

Sputnik International: Directed energy technology for missile defense is reaching a decisive point for future applications, US Air Force Directed Energy Research

July 29, 2015

The Laser Revolution: This Time It May Be Real

Breaking Defense: ….The Defense Department currently spends about $300 million a year on directed energy projects, but that’s all research,

July 28, 2015

Heading to China, Turkey’s Improved Missile Defense Bid

Reuters: Turkey is open to an improved offer from preferred bidderChina in a long-range missile defence system tender, President Tayyip

July 28, 2015

Sea Dragons conduct AMDPCS training, tests future software

DVIDs: Soldiers with 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, conducted an air and missile defense planning control system training