Missile Defense News

February 26, 2021

Missile defense radar in Alaska is almost ready after pandemic construction delays

Stars and Stripes:   After months of construction delays last year due to coronavirus restrictions, a long-range missile defense radar

February 26, 2021

The SPY-7 Hybrid Defense Security Cooperation Project with Japan Completes Initial Engineering Demonstration of Capability

MDA News Releases:   On 27 January, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Aegis Technical Representative (TECHREP) witnessed

February 26, 2021

Missile Defense Agency needs to get back to its advanced tech roots, top U.S. general says

Defense News:   The Missile Defense Agency has drifted from an organization that researches and develops advanced technology toward one

February 26, 2021

Arab coalition intercepts, destroys Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia

Arab News:   The Arab coalition intercepted and destroyed two Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait, state news agency

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