Missile Defense News

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

May 23, 2023

China rapidly boosting naval capabilities: expert

Taiwan Times: China continued to increase its naval capacity last year, indicating that it is seeking to bolster its ability

May 23, 2023

US bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions

ABC News: As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of

May 22, 2023

Estonia, Latvia want to buy German Iris-T air defense system

Deutsche Walle: Two Baltic NATO members, Estonia and Latvia, are to begin negotiations to purchase the medium-range IRIS-T SLM defense system from its German manufacturer, Estonia’s Defense Ministry said

May 22, 2023

Russia’s position has ‘never looked weaker’ after Ukraine said it downed Putin’s ‘unstoppable’ missiles, defense expert says

Business Insider: After Ukraine recently claimed to have repelled multiple Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, Russia has “never looked weaker,” a

May 22, 2023

Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO observes Formidable Shield 2023

DVIDS: U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO),

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