Missile Defense News

October 5, 2020

French army fires its first MBDA Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles

Army Recognition:   The live firing of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missile was conducted by the 11e RAMa (11th Marine

October 5, 2020

Philippine Air Force to start receiving Rafael Spyder in 2021: report

IsraelDefense:   According to the MaxDefense blog, the delivery of three batteries of Rafael’s Spyder ground-based air defense system to

October 5, 2020

Destruction Mounts As Azerbaijan And Armenia Increase Hostilities

NPR:   A decades-long dispute over territory in the southern Caucasus has led to open hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia

October 5, 2020

Israeli Navy Prepares for Long-awaited Arrival of Upgraded Warships

Haaretz:   After a coronavirus-related delay, Israel’s navy is preparing for the long-awaited arrival of its next generation of missile

October 5, 2020

N. Korea seen moving intercontinental ballistic missile: report

The Korea Herald:   South Korean and US intelligence have spotted North Korea moving an intercontinental ballistic missile, along with

October 5, 2020

Turkey’s Russian Missile Defense System Drove Pompeo to Greece

The National Herald:   US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to visit Greece was reportedly cemented when Turkey used

October 5, 2020

The Army is officially adding missile-hauling Strykers to its arsenal

Task & Purpose:   After years in the making, the Army is officially ordering a new batch of missile-hauling Stryker

October 5, 2020

117th Space Battalion shifts to 100th Missile Defense Brigade to optimize mission

DVIDS:   Effective Oct. 1, two of the more unique Army National Guard units aligned, as the 100th Missile Defense

October 2, 2020

Japan’s missile defense options

NHK World:   Japan‘s Defense Ministry has submitted a record budget request for the next fiscal year. It wants about

October 2, 2020

Rockets strike Iraqi base where US troops are located, US defense official says

CNN:   Six rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semiautonomous Kurdistan region, in northern Iraq, on Wednesday, according

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