Missile Defense News

August 31, 2020

Amid Tensions With Greece, Turkey Working On Hypersonic Missiles, Laser Weapons Technology

Turkey will start space trials of its liquid-propellant rocket engines, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. This development comes as

August 31, 2020

Russia’s latest nuclear-powered subs to carry cruise missiles with range of over 4,000 km

The new Kalibr-M cruise missiles will be capable of delivering either conventional high-explosive fragmentation or nuclear warheads to the target,

August 28, 2020

Russian Navy Submarine Surfaces Off Alaska; Likely Same One That Fired Cruise Missile Earlier In Exercise

Forbes U.S. officials said the submarine was taking part in a Russian military exercise. A Russian state media report (in

August 28, 2020

Missiles are advancing so quickly that their names need to change, report finds

The Washington Post Missiles are developing so quickly that the old conventions for naming them no longer suffice, according to

August 28, 2020

Saudi-led coalition intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards Najran

Reuters The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile

August 28, 2020

Three rockets fall in Iraq’s Green Zone, no significant damage: military

Reuters Three rockets landed just after midnight local time on Friday in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings

August 27, 2020

China fires ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ missile in warning to US

Aljazeera China has fired two missiles, including one dubbed an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea, according to a

August 27, 2020

Latest variant of Patriot missile misfired in major test of command system

Defense News The most advanced variant of the Patriot missile misfired during a major test of the U.S. Army’s air

August 27, 2020

Japan, U.S. agree to boost defense cooperation in outer space

Kyodo News Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of the U.S. Space Force on Thursday agreed to enhance bilateral

August 26, 2020

US Air Force issues $90M contract for counter-drone systems and support

C4ISRNET SRC Inc. has won a $90 million contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s counter-small unmanned aerial system efforts,