Missile Defense News

April 25, 2024

Missile Defense Agency’s new long-range radar steps toward full deployment

Breaking Defense The Missile Defense Agency’s long-awaited Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) will soon begin its transition to full operational status with the

April 25, 2024

Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping arms race in outer space

BBC The draft resolution, put forward by the US and Japan, sought to reaffirm a principle already set out in

April 25, 2024

Raytheon to develop two Standard Missile types with better targeting

Defense News The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $344 million contract for the development of two Standard Missile variants with

April 25, 2024

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

AP News A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic

April 25, 2024

U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

The New York Times Ukrainian forces for the first time used a longer-range version of weapons known as ATACMS, striking

April 25, 2024

US approves Polish and Dutch purchase of AARGM-ER missiles

Airforce Technology he US State Department has expressed approval to provide several hundred advanced anti-radiation guided missiles-extended range (AARGM-ER) air-to-surface

April 24, 2024

RTX breaks ground on $115 million expansion of Alabama missile integration facility

Huntsville Business Journal Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of

April 24, 2024

1st Batch Of S-500 AD Missiles Ready For Deployment; Russia Says Capable Of Intercepting Hypersonic Missiles

The Eurasian Times The Russian Defence Minister’s announcement, reported by the state-owned news agency TASS, signals a significant advance in Russia’s military

April 24, 2024

UK pledges ‘generational’ leap in defense spending, industry to go on ‘war footing’

Breaking Defense The UK will increase defense spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by the end of the decade to deliver a

April 24, 2024

Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan during apparent Israeli attack

AP News Satellite photos taken Monday suggest an apparent Israeli retaliatory strike targeting Iran’s central city of Isfahan hit a radar system