Missile Defense News

March 8, 2023

Spy balloons likely after military radio intel

The Asahi Shimbun: Defense Ministry officials suspect China has been floating balloons over Japan to spy on military radio communication

March 8, 2023

Assessing the threat of Iran’s drone carriers

MEI@75: Between late December and early January, reports surfaced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) is converting two

March 8, 2023

U.S. military eyes mounting Western air-to-air missiles on Ukrainian MiGs

Politico: The U.S. military is studying whether it’s possible to integrate advanced Western air-to-air missiles with Ukraine’s Soviet-era fighter jets,

March 8, 2023

Congress Notified of Potential $1.4B E-2D Hawkeye Sale to Japan

USNI News: The State Department issued a notification of the potential sale of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft

March 8, 2023

North Korea warns U.S. against intercepting its test missiles

Reuters: North Korea said any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of

March 7, 2023

Japan Doubling Defense R&D Budget, Establishing New Railgun Project

National Defense: Japan’s Ministry of Defense will be nearly doubling its research and development expenditures starting the next fiscal year

March 7, 2023

USS John Finn joins Task Force 71 in Japan

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) arrived in its new forward-deployed location

March 7, 2023

In Ukraine fight, integrated air defense has made many aircraft ‘worthless’: US Air Force general

Breaking Defense: Robust Ukrainian and Russian air defenses have rendered both sides’ aircraft, particularly those used for close air support

March 7, 2023

Iran claims to have produced a new ballistic missile capable of hitting targets at sea

Navy Recognition: The new Iranian ballistic missile has a range of 1,500 kilometers and a speed of Mach 8 and

March 7, 2023

Russia Reluctant To Acquire ‘Cheap’ Missiles From Iran To Prevent Ukraine From Getting American ATACMS

The Eurasian Times: Russia has hesitated to acquire ballistic missiles from Iran because it worried that the US might equip

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