Missile Defense News

January 13, 2020

Iraq Considers Purchase of Russian Air-Defense Missile System

Wall Street Journal Members of the Iraqi parliament said the country was considering the purchase of a Russian air-defense system

January 13, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard to create Space Force squadron

AirForce Times HONOLULU — The Hawaii Air National Guard will start selecting candidates in April for one of four space

January 13, 2020

Iran’s attack on U.S. forces exposes Pentagon’s challenges in stopping ballistic missiles

Washington Post For more than an hour, the missiles knifed in with a whoosh, explosions bursting in the night sky.

January 10, 2020

What is a ballistic missile and why is Iran using them against the U.S.?

Fox23 News: Iran’s revenge for the killing of a top military official came early Wednesday as the country launched ballistic

January 10, 2020

Explainer: Missile system suspected of bringing down airliner: short range, fast and deadly

Reuters: Canada said on Thursday that a surface-to-air missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran, while the Ukrainian government

January 10, 2020

Irán probablemente derribó el avión de Ucrania con misiles, dice Trudeau de Canadá

Monitor De Oriente: Un avión ucraniano que se estrelló en Irán, en el que 176 personas a bordo murieron, probablemente

January 10, 2020

Dubai shielded from Iran attack by billion-dollar defence system that can repel strike

Infosurhoy: Iran’s regime threatened it would attack include American allies, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city and Israel Dubai

January 10, 2020

IRAN USED BALLISTIC MISSILES AND CRUISE MISSILES IN ITS STRIKE AGAINST U.S.: HERE’S THE DIFFERENCE

Newsweek: Iranian forces attacked two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. forces by using both ballistic and cruise missiles.

January 10, 2020

Iran’s ‘Balance of Terror’: Should Donald Trump Fear Iran’s Many Ballistic Missiles

The National Interest: Iran’s decision to use ballistic missiles to strike at U.S. bases in Iraq is unsurprising given Iran’s

January 10, 2020

How the US Knew Iranian Missiles Were Coming Before They Hit

Wired: On Tuesday, Iran launched more than a dozen missiles targeting two Iraqi military bases housing American soldiers. The attack

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