Missile Defense News

September 12, 2022

Japan Plans Giant Missile Defense Ships, Its Largest Post-WWII Surface Combatants

The Drive: The Japan Ministry of Defense has provided more details of its plans to build two huge new warships, part

September 9, 2022

AFRL Test Proves New Method of Air Base Defense With NASAMS Canister

Air & Space Forces Magazine: An experiment for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office resulted

September 9, 2022

Government-industry team demonstrates first-of-its kind Air Base Air Defense capability

Raytheon Missiles & Defense: Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, in partnership with

September 9, 2022

New North Korea law outlines nuclear arms use, including preemptive strikes

Reuters: North Korea has officially enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself in a new law

September 8, 2022

India successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile

The News Minute: The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the

September 7, 2022

Japan, US, S Korea reaffirm joint response to N Korea threat

ABC News: Diplomats from the United States, Japan and South Korea reaffirmed their commitment on Wednesday to working together in response to

September 7, 2022

US Approves Deadly Air-To-Air Missiles For Taiwan Days After China Vows To Make Superior Missiles Than Foreign Counterparts

The EurAsian Times: The US State Department has approved Taiwan’s requests to purchase AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles, AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II

September 6, 2022

Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast

Reuters: Taiwan’s military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet

September 6, 2022

In need of materiel, Russia turns to North Korea for rockets and artillery, U.S. says

Los Angeles Times: The Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells

September 6, 2022

Kremlin says Putin attends military exercises with Chinese forces

Al Jazeera: Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended large-scale military exercises involving Chinese forces and the militaries of several other Russia-friendly countries,

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