Missile Defense News

May 9, 2023

US to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term security aid

AP News: The U.S. will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air

May 9, 2023

US-Finnish defense pact could bolster Nordic F-35 footprint

Defense News: U.S. forces could gain access to a number of military bases near Russian borders if ongoing negotiations with

May 9, 2023

How the Space Force will manage surging launch demand

Defense News: On May 4, SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, increasing the size of its behemoth broadband

May 9, 2023

Japan, South Korea to link radar systems to track N.Korea missiles -source

Reuters: Japan and South Korea are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a U.S. system

May 9, 2023

Australian Navy Taps Rheinmetall for Anti-Ship Missile Defense System 

The Defense Post: The Royal Australian Navy has awarded Rheinmetall a 125-million euro ($138 million) contract to deliver anti-ship missile

May 9, 2023

Iran Tests Thermobaric Warhead-Equipped Rocket

Caspian News: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force “successfully” tested a domestically manufactured ‘Fajr-5’ artillery rocket system with

May 8, 2023

Ukraine Claims It Shot Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile For First Time

New York Times: The downing of a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile by a Patriot missile, confirmed by three senior U.S.

May 8, 2023

THAAD: How The U.S. Military Would Kill Russian Or Chinese Missiles

19FortyFive: Defending against incoming ballistic missiles requires a layered and integrated approach involving surveillance, air attack, and ultimately ground-fired interceptors. It is

May 8, 2023

Russia attacks Ukraine with huge drone swarm ahead of Victory Day holiday

Reuters: Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9

May 8, 2023

U.S. Sixth Fleet And STRIKFORNATO Kick Off FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2023

Naval News: Formidable Shield demonstrates allied interoperability in a live-fire joint and combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) environment,

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