Missile Defense News

May 11, 2020

N. Korea Completes Building New ICBM Missiles, Dong-A Ilbo Says

Bloomberg North Korea has constructed several new intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo. U.S. authorities have

May 7, 2020

Russian Northern Fleet Is Monitoring NATO Destroyers In Barents Sea

CaspianNews Tensions between former Cold War foes have moved to the Barents Sea, where the United States Navy along with

May 7, 2020

German government asks Lockheed, MBDA to rebid on missile defense system

DefenseNews COLOGNE, Germany — The German government has given Lockheed Martin and MBDA the go-ahead to bid anew on the

May 7, 2020

Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition

The Diplomat On Wednesday, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that plans to go ahead with the deployment of a

May 6, 2020

Expand missile defenses during the pandemic, don’t cut them

DefenseNews Rogue states are taking advantage of the American preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea may test another long-range

May 6, 2020

Special Report: U.S. rearms to nullify China’s missile supremacy

Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus pandemic, a longer-term struggle between the

May 6, 2020

Lockheed to Continue MDA THAAD System Support Under $618M Follow-On IDIQ

GovCon Wire Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a five-year, $618 million to continue product support for the Missile Defense Agency’s

May 6, 2020

Turkey’s Critical ‘S-400 Moment’ Has Arrived

The Jamestown Foundation Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ankara has apparently postponed the activation of the S-400 air-defense missile system

May 6, 2020

6 US service members awarded Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in Iranian missile attack

WREG Memphis US Central Command announced Monday that the first batch of Purple Hearts have been awarded to service members injured during

May 6, 2020

Senior Army air defender speaks to West Point cadets

U.S. Army REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army does not stop its missions