Missile Defense News

January 12, 2021

CNO: Divest Aegis Ashore Sites to Ground Forces

Seapower:   The chief of naval operations has proposed the U.S. Navy divest its Aegis Ashore ballistic-missile defense (BMD) sites

January 11, 2021

Kim drops tactical nuke gauntlet on Biden

Asia Times:   In a startling disclosure, North Korea’s leader has posed a massive new set of security challenges to

January 11, 2021

US aircraft carriers still rule the seas, but Russia and China both have plans to change that

Business Insider:   In August, China launched two ballistic missiles that, according to a Chinese military expert, hit a moving

January 11, 2021

Russian Navy arms its MiG-31 fighters with Kh-47M hypersonic missiles

Defence Blog:   The decades-old Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian Naval Aviation will be armed with Kh-47M Kinzhal

January 8, 2021

UN envoy arrives in Aden a week after deadly airport blast

Federal News Network:   The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Thursday toured the damage from a recent airport missile

January 8, 2021

Iran boosting capabilities to defend territorial integrity

Mehr News Agency:   Major general Hossein Salami made the remarks during a visit to an underground missile base along

January 8, 2021

IRAN CONDUCTS TEST OF ‘KAMIKAZE DRONES’ DURING LARGE MILITARY EXERCISE

SOFREP:   The Iranian armed forces are conducting a sizable exercise with domestically-produced drones. This is the first time that

January 8, 2021

HII Begins Fabrication Of DDG 51 Flight III Destroyer Jeremiah Denton

Naval News:   DDG 129 will be the third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration by HII

January 8, 2021

Space Development Agency restores L3Harris, SpaceX contracts following protest

SpaceNews:   Following a series of contract protests, the Space Development Agency again awarded SpaceX a $149 million contract and

January 8, 2021

Exclusive: How the Space Force foiled an Iranian missile attack with a critical early warning

Defense News:   One year ago, on the night of Jan. 7, 2020, Americans were shocked to learn that Iran

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