Missile Defense News

May 24, 2021

Iran Unveils New Air Defense Technologies

Caspian News: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) introduced new drone, radar, and missile systems in a ceremony on May

May 24, 2021

U.S. Talks With Israel About Buying More Iron Dome Systems

Breaking Defense: The performance of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system in the Gaza clashes that ended in a

May 21, 2021

Air National Guard units support Formidable Shield exercise

Air National Guard: U.S. Air National Guard units from Iowa, Maine and Ohio are participating in the multinational missile defense

May 21, 2021

Paper: Sea-based missile defense double cost of land-based plan

The Asahi Shimbun: A sea-based alternative to the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system could cost taxpayers at least double

May 21, 2021

Russia Reportedly Developing New Hypersonic Missile ‘To Break Through Any Defense System’

UNILAD: Russia is reportedly developing a new hypersonic missile that is said to be capable of breaking through ‘any defence

May 21, 2021

China puts upgraded HQ-9 missile system to extreme test

South China Morning Post: The Chinese air force has put an upgraded version of one of its most advanced air-defence

May 21, 2021

Russia’s Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile To Start State Trials In June

Naval News: According to the other TASS source, the Tsirkon missile is planned to be launched four times during its

May 21, 2021

Exclusive: DARPA ‘Likely’ To Demo Only 2 Blackjack Payloads

Breaking Defense: While DARPA’s Blackjack program currently is exploring a handful of different payloads for small, cheap, low-flying satellites, only

May 21, 2021

U.S. Navy Exercises Option For Its Second Guided Missile Frigate

Naval News: The future USS Congress (FFG 63) will be built at FMM’s shipyard in Marinette, Wisc. where preparations are

May 20, 2021

Atlas V rocket launches SBIRS Geo-5 missile warning satellite for U.S. Space Force

Space.com: United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 18), marking the first launch of

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