Missile Defense News

October 20, 2020

The Navy’s Stealth Destroyer Has Fired A Missile For The First Time

The Drive:   The first-in-class stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt has live-fired a Standard Missile 2, or SM-2, for the first

October 20, 2020

Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense systems to get new guided missiles

Army Recognition:   The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to upgrade S-400 and S-300PM air defense systems. The launchers will

October 19, 2020

Euronaval 2020: MBDA launches new VL MICA NG air defense system

Navy Recognition:   The VL MICA NG system is based on the integration into the existing VL MICA system of

October 19, 2020

Anduril adapts tech to detect cruise missiles in US Air Force demo

Defense News:   Anduril Industries adapted existing technology developed for base and border protection, over the course of 11 months,

October 19, 2020

Iran expects weapons exports as arms embargo ends

The Jerusalem Post:   Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami says that the country expects to begin exporting arms now that

October 19, 2020

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea

The Drive:   A recently-released video provides a close look at one of Russia’s lesser-known weapons, the mighty Utes coastal-defense

October 19, 2020

US Condemns Turkey for Testing Russian-Made S-400 Missile

VOA News:   The United States has condemned Turkey for testing a highly advanced Russian air-defense system on Friday, disregarding

October 19, 2020

Rumored PLA deployment of DF-17 hypersonic missiles near Taiwan Straits could deter US meddling in China’s internal affairs: analysts

Global Times:   The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed its most advanced hypersonic missile, the DF-17, to the

October 19, 2020

Watch the Army’s new missile-hauling Stryker in action

Task & Purpose:   A defense contractor has released new footage of its Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) system,

October 19, 2020

Troops in Urals test-launch S-400 air defense systems after rearmament

TASS Russian News Agency:   The teams of S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems that arrived for the Urals air defense

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