Missile Defense News

September 8, 2020

Houthi drones target Saudi Arabia amid allegations of Qatari backing

Houthi rebels in Yemen have targeted Saudi Arabia with several drones, in what Iranian media called a “large-scale attack” that

September 8, 2020

Three rockets hit perimeter of Baghdad international airport

Three Katyusha rockets fell in the vicinity of Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, Iraqi state news agency

September 8, 2020

Polish production plant for Patriot missile parts to be built in ‘milestone agreement’

Military Aviation Works WZL1 and American company Lockheed Martin have launched the construction of a production plant, in eastern Poland,

September 8, 2020

MSPO 2020: Patriot missiles on display for the first time

The United Kingdom Lead Nation Exhibition is an important MSPO 2020 element. The Polish Armaments Group is this year’s MSPO

September 4, 2020

Japan considers building new destroyers solely for missile defense

Japan is considering building new destroyers specializing in missile defense, as an alternative to an abandoned plan to introduce the

September 4, 2020

Navy Commissions Naval Support Facility Redzikowo, a Future Aegis Ashore Site

The U.S. Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, was officially commissioned on Sept. 3 at a ceremony

September 4, 2020

Russia Deployed S-400 Surface-to-Air Missile in Recent Drills

This week the Russian military employed the S-400 “Trimuf” surface-to-air missile system in a live-fire exercise, during drills in the

September 4, 2020

ABMS Demo Proves AI Chops For C2

The Air Force’s second demonstration of its burgeoning Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) yesterday, included a series of ‘firsts’ —

September 4, 2020

North Korea Is Still Developing ICBMs Despite Test Freeze: U.S. Official

A U.S. defense official has warned that North Korea is still advancing its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program despite a

September 3, 2020

Japan, US agree to work toward establishing new missile defense system

Defense Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper agreed, during a recent meeting, to cooperate on building

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