Missile Defense News

June 9, 2023

Pentagon Readies New $2 Billion Ukraine Air Defense Package

Bloomberg The Pentagon is set to announce as early as Friday a long-term arms package for Ukraine heavy on air

June 8, 2023

Ukraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

The Drive: Video footage has emerged that appears to show a Russian loitering munition, or kamikaze drone, attacking a Hensoldt TRML-4D

June 8, 2023

37 Chinese Warplanes Cross Into Taiwan’s Defense Zone

The Defense Post: More than 30 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defense zone over the course of about six hours,

June 8, 2023

South Korea to acquire new AEW&C aircraft to track North Korean missiles

Janes: Increasing North Korean ballistic missile activity has prompted South Korea to proceed with the planned acquisition of additional airborne

June 8, 2023

Latest tests of Israel’s maritime Iron Dome, C-Dome, take aim at ‘future’ threats

Breaking Defense: Israel’s naval version of the Iron Dome air defense system, called C-Dome, successfully completed a new series of tests aimed

June 7, 2023

Russian attempts to waste Ukraine’s advanced air-defense missiles with cheap drones are failing, UK intel says

Business Insider: Russia launched more than 300 Iranian-made drones at Ukraine throughout May, in an attempt to get the country

June 7, 2023

NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia

AP News: Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended

June 7, 2023

Japan supports Sweden’s NATO membership as defense ministers strengthen ties

ABC News: Japan’s defense minister expressed his country’s support for Sweden’s NATO membership during talks Wednesday with his Swedish counterpart,

June 7, 2023

Exercise Baltic Operations 2023 kicks off in the Baltic Sea

U.S. Navy: This premier maritime-focused annual exercise in the Baltic Region takes place June 4-16 and provides a unique training

June 7, 2023

Poland Buys Hellfire Missiles to Arm Future AW149, AH-64E Fleets

Key Aero: A contract was signed by the Armament Agency of Poland’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) and the US Army Security

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