Missile Defense News

July 8, 2022

Virgin Orbit Heads Straight Up with Space Systems Comand’s STP-S28A + six DoD rideshare partners aboard LauncherOne

SATNEWS: Space Systems Command and Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit National Systems, a US-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of Virgin Orbit, successfully air-launched

July 8, 2022

Royal Navy Seizes Iranian Missile Components in High-Seas Intercepts

The Maritime Executive: The Royal Navy has revealed two high-impact missions which have been kept under wraps for months. In

July 8, 2022

Japan Needs a National Space Strategy: Former JASDF General

The Diplomat: Tokyo needs to enhance multilateral cooperation with the U.S. and other Western countries in space security, says General

July 7, 2022

U.S. ambassadors to Blinken: Send the weapons

Politico: There’s a debate roiling inside the Biden administration: Delay or decline weapons sales to countries with poor human rights

July 7, 2022

NATO Establishes $1B Multi-Sovereign Tech Innovation Fund; Jens Stoltenberg Quoted

Executive Biz: The investment fund specifically valued at €1 billion will target start-ups focused on advancing artificial intelligence, biotechnology, big-data

July 7, 2022

Ukraine Forces Down Nine Russian Missiles, Two Ammo Depots, Invaders’ Strongholds

MENAFM: On July 5, the air defense units of the Ukrainian Air Force destroyed nine Russian cruise missiles, while the

July 7, 2022

Valiant Shield Adds ACE Partners in the Pacific, Tests Dispersion, MQ-9 ‘Drop-In’

Air Force Magazine: Laid out across a vast wooden table made in the woodshop of a Navy ship repair facility

July 7, 2022

Occupied Yemeni island could host part of US-led missile defense system

Responsible Statecraft: There’s no place on Earth like Socotra. With its dragon’s blood trees and white sandy beaches, the Yemeni

July 7, 2022

Why has North Korea stopped boasting about its missile tests?

Washington Post: But since April, that information has dried up. North Korea has stopped sharing details, photos, and videos of

July 7, 2022

Is Iran’s latest ‘spy’ story cover for missile test advancement?

The Jerusalem Post: Iranian media bragged overnight on Wednesday and Thursday that it had detained “diplomats” who were spying. The