Missile Defense News

March 3, 2022

U.S. delays ICBM test-launch in bid to de-escalate Russia nuclear tensions

Reuters: The U.S. military said on Wednesday it will postpone a scheduled test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

March 3, 2022

Germany and Netherlands to deploy Patriot air defense missile systems in Slovakia after the invasion of Ukraine

Army Recognition: According to information published by the Slovak Ministry of Defense, a NATO battle group will be deployed in

March 1, 2022

North Korea Is Becoming an Asset for China

Foreign Affairs: On January 30, North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile from the north province of Jagang, its seventh

March 1, 2022

Killing drones with Thor’s hammer: Air Force eyes counter-UAS ‘Mjölnir’ weapon

Defense News: In Norse mythology, the thunder god Thor used his legendary hammer Mjölnir to slay giants. In the Avengers

March 1, 2022

Partnering for Innovation: How the U.S. Space Force and Millennium Space Systems are Enhancing Missile Defense

Air Force Magazine: As adversaries continue to field advanced weaponry, missile threats against the nation are growing rapidly. They’re more

March 1, 2022

Ukraine Releases Video of Drone Demolishing Russian Missile Systems

NTD: A Ukrainian military official released footage on Feb. 27 that appears to show a missile system belonging to the

February 28, 2022

Slovakia NATO unit to have 1,200 foreign troops, Patriot missile defence

Reuters: PRAGUE, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A NATO battlegroup being formed for Slovakia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 28, 2022

Russian missile strikes Japanese cargo ship off Ukraine, reports say

Stars and Stripes: A Japanese-owned cargo ship has been hit by a Russian missile in the Black Sea off Ukraine’s

February 28, 2022

Russian army used Iskander ballistic missile to attack Zhytomyr airport

Defence Post: The Iskander (NATO: SS-26 “Stone”) is a Russian road-mobile short-range ballistic missile with a range of up to

February 28, 2022

U.S. to send Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The U.S. for the first time has approved the direct delivery of Stinger missiles to Ukraine as part