Missile Defense News

July 1, 2021

Swiss pick U.S. F-35 jet and Patriot missiles for defence needs

Reuters: Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin’s (LMT.N) F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents

July 1, 2021

Russia Gearing Up to Put New S-500 Air Defense Missile System on Full Combat Alert

Caspian News: Russia continues gradually building up its defense capability with a next-generation version of the mobile S-500 air defense

July 1, 2021

Japanese official warns US of potential surprise attack on Hawaii — from Russia and China

Washington Examiner: Russia and China are coordinating military exercises to threaten not only Taiwan but also Hawaii, according to a senior Japanese

July 1, 2021

Why Congress should provide reliable funding for directed-energy capabilities

Defense News: On June 8, the U.S. Army took the unusual step of asking Congress to allow it to slow the pace

June 30, 2021

Russian Navy ships hold missile and artillery firings in Pacific drills

TASS Russian News Agency: A group of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s ships held missile and artillery firings in the Pacific,

June 30, 2021

INDO-PACOM Used Ground-based Aegis Combat System Prototype to Target Missile Threats, Surface Targets

USNI News: Last year, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command quietly packed the combat system from a guided-missile destroyer into about the size

June 30, 2021

MDA Director Sees New Space Investment

Breaking Defense: Space is becoming ever-more important for detecting and tracking “evolved” threats from both ballistic and hypersonic cruise missiles, Vice

June 30, 2021

Did Russia Test Hypersonic Missile From Syria? Israel May Know

Breaking Defense: Israel appears to have monitored Russia’s air force testing a Kinzhal hypersonic missile over the Mediterranean last week. Israeli sensors

June 29, 2021

India says it successfully test-fired next-gen nuclear ballistic missile

Defence Blog: The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation, better known as DRDO, announced that it successfully test-fired the Agni

June 29, 2021

Has China Deployed Its ‘Most-Powerful’ S-400 Missile Defense System Near The ‘Disputed’ India-China Border?

The EurAsian Times: China has reportedly deployed the Russian S-400 missile defense systems near the LAC thus fortifying the border