Missile Defense News

June 21, 2023

US, Japan forces conduct bilateral aviation exercise

U.S. Forces Japan: U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation integration exercise on June 16, 2023,

June 20, 2023

Raytheon to deliver additional 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to Navy

Navy Recognition: The contract amendment, an extension of a previously awarded Lot 23 contract from December 2022, will enable Raytheon,

June 20, 2023

Macron urges Europe to build own air defense, not rely on US-Israeli system

The Times of Israel: French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations Monday to seek more independence on airspace defense

June 20, 2023

MBDA renews case for building Europe’s first hypersonic interceptor

Defense News: European missile maker MBDA is leading a consortium of companies to conceptualize a prototype hypersonic interceptor for Europe

June 20, 2023

Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

AP News: Ukrainian air defenses downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones Russia launched early Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region,

June 20, 2023

Macron announces deployment of SAMP/T system in Ukraine

Ukrainska Provada: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that the French-Italian SAMP/T anti-missile defence system is now being successfully

June 20, 2023

Polish MoD: CAMM Missiles to be Manufactured in Poland

Defense 24: The Polish Ministry of Defence announced, responding to a parliamentary inquiry submitted by one of the MPs, that

June 20, 2023

Defence Minister: Hungary purchasing French anti-aircraft missiles

The Budapest Times: The declaration of intent was signed alongside Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus, France at a European defence show in

June 20, 2023

Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images

Space News: The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency said it received initial images from its first missile-warning satellites launched April

June 20, 2023

Japan Funds Indigenous Ship-Killing Missile Project

The Defense Post: The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) a 33.9-billion yen ($243 million)

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