Missile Defense News

November 18, 2020

Senate Panel Would Redirect HBTSS Funding From SDA Back To MDA

Defense Daily:   A Senate panel would move funding control for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) back

November 18, 2020

North’s ICBMs may have re-entry ability, says report

Korea JoongAng Daily:   The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has assessed that North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) re-entry

November 18, 2020

Raytheon (RTX) Wins $51M FMS Deal to Modify AMRAAM System

Nasdaq:   Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s RTX Missiles and Defense segment recently clinched a modification contract to procure and upgrade test

November 18, 2020

SM-3 Block IIA Missile Excels In First Ever ICBM Intercept Test

Naval News:   MDA press release The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard an Aegis Ballistic

November 17, 2020

‘Are We Getting Invaded?’ U.S. Boats Faced Russian Aggression Near Alaska

The New York Times:   The crew of the Bristol Leader was laying out its long cod-catching line well within

November 17, 2020

US Air Force chief’s top modernization priorities aren’t what you think they are

Defense News:   The U.S. Air Force is spending tens of billions of dollars every year to buy new aircraft,

November 17, 2020

U.S. successfully conducts SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test against an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Target

MDA NEWS Release:   The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS John Finn (DDG-113),

November 17, 2020

US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test

Defense News:   The U.S. Navy has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean with an SM-3

November 17, 2020

Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: Report

The Drive:   At least some of the ballistic missiles that China’s People’s Liberation Army fired into the South China

November 17, 2020

Missile Defense Agency completes unprecedented homeland defense test

PR Newswire:   As part of a historic Missile Defense Agency demonstration, and for the first time ever, an intercontinental