Missile Defense News

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

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

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