Missile Defense News

August 22, 2023

North Korea to launch satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31

The Japan Times: North Korea will make a second try at putting an apparent spy satellite into orbit between Thursday

August 22, 2023

Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel

AP News: Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America’s armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is

August 22, 2023

DoD Officials Refute Claims Iranian Military Forced Marine, Navy Helicopters to Divert Course

USNI News: U.S. officials pushed back against claims that the Iranian military forced Navy and Marine helicopter to make emergency

August 21, 2023

US, Japan, South Korea Agree to Shared Missile Warning by End of 2023, Annual Exercises

Air and Space Forces Magazine The U.S., South Korea, and Japan have committed to sharing real-time missile warning data by

August 21, 2023

SMD Debrief: The top priorities in missile defense

Defense News: Defense News land warfare reporter Jen Judson speaks with Laura DeSimone, executive director, Missile Defense Agency, about the

August 21, 2023

Add A New Radar To An Old Air-Defense Missile, And You Get The Ukrainian 5V28—Kyiv’s Most Potent Deep-Strike Weapon

Forbes: It’s no secret the Ukrainian air force has converted some of its huge, 1960s-vintage S-200 surface-to-air missile systems into

August 21, 2023

‘Neutral’ China is supplying Putin’s forces with helicopters, drones, and crucial raw materials, report says

Business Insider: China is helping to arm Russia with a range of military equipment, including helicopters, drones, optical sights, and

August 21, 2023

Concerns over 360-degree missile defence system planned to protect Guam

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, Riki Ellison, said building up the island’s defence capability was

August 21, 2023

South Korea, India rebuke Beijing over South China Sea claims

Nikkei Asia: South Korea and India have joined the U.S., Japan and European countries in supporting the Philippines in its

August 21, 2023

China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s US trip

Reuters: China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected

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