Missile Defense News

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

October 6, 2020

Navy asks Northrop Grumman surface warfare experts to build electronic warfare (EW) for ship missile defense

Military & Aerospace Electronics:   U.S. Navy surface warfare experts are ordering advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems for aircraft carriers

October 6, 2020

Houthi missile targets Saudi’s Jazan province

Gulf Business:   A missile launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen landed in the Al Ardha province of Jazan,

October 6, 2020

Two rockets fall in Baghdad, no casualties

Arab News:   Iraq’s military said in a statement on Monday that two Katyusha rockets had fallen, late on Sunday,

October 6, 2020

Israel army: Rocket fired from Gaza toward Israel

Arab News:   Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Monday, the Israeli army

October 6, 2020

Baku reports missile strike from Armenian territory

TASS Russian News Agency:   The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported a missile strike on its territory from the

October 6, 2020

Romania’s Romaero becomes global supplier of Patriot defense system components

SeeNews:   Romanian aerospace company Romaero [BSE:RORX] has become a global supplier of components for the Patriot air and missile

October 6, 2020

NATO Chief: Turkey’s Russian-Made S-400 Missiles Pose Risks to Allied Aircraft

CNS News:   NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Turkey on Monday to find “alternative solutions” to its deployment of an

October 6, 2020

Japan hopes to have alternative to Aegis Ashore missile-defense system by year’s end

Stars and Stripes:   The Japanese government has ordered officials to quickly come up with an alternative to the rejected