Missile Defense News

October 24, 2023

Lockheed Australia’s battle management Agile Shield passes counter-drone operational test

Breaking Defense Lockheed Martin Australia recently marked an important milestone, a Field Capability Demonstration, for a battle management system known as

October 24, 2023

Raytheon to build Aegis fire-control systems for shipboard electronics aboard Navy Burke-class destroyers

Military + Aerospace Electronics Shipboard electronics experts at Raytheon Technologies Corp. (RTX) are building MK 99 fire-control systems for the Aegis

October 24, 2023

Erdoğan, at last, sends Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkish parliament

Politico The Turkish government on Monday submitted Sweden’s NATO accession bid to the country’s parliament for ratification, ending a months-long

October 24, 2023

China could strike far more than just flattops with its growing arsenal of ‘carrier-killer’ missiles, defense expert says

Insider China has made major additions to its stockpile of an anti-ship ballistic missile sometimes referred to as a “carrier

October 23, 2023

S. Korea vows to bolster defense system against N. Korean missile threat

Yonhap News Agency The South Korean military will beef up its defense capabilities against North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile

October 23, 2023

NATO to adopt first-ever counter-drone doctrine for member nations

C4ISRNET NATO is expected to adopt its first-ever counter-drone doctrine, which will in part advise member states on layered approaches

October 23, 2023

U.S. sending additional air defense systems to Middle East, Pentagon says

Reuters The U.S. will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile system

October 23, 2023

New Pentagon report details China’s growing nuclear arsenal, possible new missile effort

Breaking Defense Beijing completed construction on at least 300 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos last year and “may” be eyeing development of

October 23, 2023

Space Force plans next MEO missile tracking satellite awards by early 2025

Breaking Defense The Space Force’s primary acquisition command intends to award contracts in late 2024 or early 2025 for some

October 23, 2023

Israeli army releases footage of first operational use of ‘Iron Sting’ munition destroying rocket launcher

Fox News Israeli forces released footage of the “Iron Sting” system launching a mortar bomb to take out a rocket launcher in