Missile Defense News

October 8, 2020

SMDC team launches another successful target

The United States Army:   The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command low-cost target team supports missile defense during

October 8, 2020

Senators push for Turkey sanctions after reports Ankara used Russian system to detect US-made jets

TheHill:   A bipartisan pair of senators is pushing the Trump administration to sanction Turkey, amid reports that it is

October 7, 2020

MDA sets up homeland cruise missile defense shop; U.S., Canada considering ways to reduce blind spots

InsideDefense.com:   The Missile Defense Agency is laying the groundwork for a new Ballistic Missile Defense System layer to defend

October 7, 2020

Pakistan and China are reportedly building new missile sites along western border

Business Insider India:   Pakistan is setting up surface-to-air missile sites, with the help of China, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK),

October 7, 2020

Work on Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missile continued for over 30 years — designer

TASS Russian News Agency:   The Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (now part of Tactical Missiles Corporation) started work

October 7, 2020

Armenia uses Tochka-U tactical missiles against Azerbaijan’s troops

Defence Blog:   Videos and pictures on social media, from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, show that Armenia has employed

October 7, 2020

Report: Azerbaijan fires LORA missile made by IAI

Israel Defense:   Azerbaijan is one of the customers that purchased the LORA missile made by Israel Aerospace Industries. According

October 7, 2020

US Pentagon Is Soliciting Ideas for Stealth Rocket Fuel Until Late October

The Science Times:   The US Department of Defense solicits ideas for a solid propellant that greatly reduces exhaust infrared

October 7, 2020

Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday

Reuters:   Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea,

October 6, 2020

L3Harris, SpaceX win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites

SpaceNews:   The Space Development Agency awarded $193.5 million to L3Harris and $149 million to SpaceX, to build four satellites

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