Missile Defense News

February 25, 2021

Navy sends another guided-missile destroyer through contentious Taiwan Strait

Stars and Stripes:   The USS Curtis Wilbur sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the second time this month

February 25, 2021

Japan increases protection for U.S. military amid ‘severe security environment’

CNN:   Japan’s military performed 25 missions in 2020 in defense of US ships or planes, a sign of the

February 25, 2021

Top general: US missile defense is aimed at North Korea, not China, Russia, Iran

Stars and Stripes:   The United States must be prepared to shoot down North Korean missiles because “there is a

February 25, 2021

NAVCENT Ships Exercise Air Defense Capabilities with Army and Air Force Counterparts

DVIDS:   The guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) participated

February 25, 2021

Hyten wants a greater ‘focus’ with cruise missile defense

Defense News:   The best way to defend the United States from a cruise missile attack may be to focus

February 25, 2021

Hyten: U.S. ‘Not In A Very Good Position’ Due to Chinese and Russian Missile Capabilities

USNI News:   China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran’s continued investment in modernizing cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles has left

February 24, 2021

North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China, or Iran: U.S. official

NK News:   Months after North Korea rolled out its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile for the world to see, a

February 24, 2021

Iraqi Government Examines In-Country Missile Attacks on U.S. Bases

Defense Department News:   The Iraqi government is investigating three attacks on U.S. bases in the country and is doing

February 24, 2021

U.S. Vice JCS Chief: U.S. Missile Defense ‘Clearly Focused on N. Korea’

KBS WORLD Radio:   The vice chief of the U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Tuesday that the

February 23, 2021

UAE to Supply First Air Missile Defense to Germany’s Rheinmetall

BNN Bloomberg:   The United Arab Emirates said it will supply its first locally manufactured air defense missiles to German

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