Missile Defense News

May 24, 2023

Russia intercepts two US bombers over Baltic Sea

The Hill: The Pentagon is downplaying a Tuesday incident in which a Russian jet intercepted two U.S. bombers over the

May 24, 2023

Hypersonic Hype? Russia’s Kinzhal Missiles and The Lessons For Air Defense

Modern War Institute at West Point: The May 4 interception of a Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile by one of Ukraine’s Patriot air

May 24, 2023

Lithuania’s defense minister on nuclear threats from Belarus and NATO summit expectations

Breaking Defense: In July, the heads of the NATO member states will descend on the Lithuanian capitol of Vilnius for the alliance’s

May 24, 2023

Chinese scientists war-game hypersonic strike on US carrier group in South China Sea

South China Morning Post: Hypersonic weapons could be “catastrophic” for the most potent aircraft carrier group in the US fleet, according

May 24, 2023

Philippine army head sees China threat ‘every day in South China Sea’

Breaking Defense: While China was not officially a topic during the three-day conference in Honolulu on “emerging changes to warfare,”

May 24, 2023

Iran Builds an Underground and Possibly Unreachable Nuclear Facility

National Review: U.S. airstrikes would likely not be able to reach an underground Iranian nuclear facility being built near the

May 23, 2023

Domestic air defense system to roll out soon

Hurriyet Daily News: The indigenously developed long-range air defense system is expected to start serving in the coming days to protect Türkiye’s airspace,

May 23, 2023

Key US Official Says China’s Spy Balloons ‘Not Highly Consequential’

VOA News: A top U.S. defense official is dismissing China’s use of surveillance balloons as a distraction, calling them inconsequential

May 23, 2023

UK Aircraft Carrier To Return To The Indo-Pacific In 2025

Naval News: UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was deployed to the Pacific Ocean back in 2021, as part of her maiden

May 23, 2023

EU leaders join Seoul in condemning North Korean nuclear and missile development

NK News: European Union and South Korean leaders denounced North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and continued ballistic missile launches in

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