Missile Defense News

September 14, 2020

Iran Deploys Submarine, Cruise Missile in Exercises Near Sensitive Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian navy on Friday deployed homegrown military equipment, including a submarine and a cruise missile, on the second day

September 14, 2020

UK ‘could face threat of Russian nuclear-powered missile that can fly around the Earth for years’

Lt Gen Hockenhull said that Russia is “pushing the boundaries of science and international treaties”, and that a nuclear-powered missile

September 14, 2020

Tehran reveals ‘strength’ of new long-range missiles

Tehran is very concerned about the way its position is being eroded in the region, even as it uses Houthi

September 11, 2020

The Army’s Big, Dumb Guns Aren’t Dumb Anymore (and Now They Can Shoot Down Planes)

A reader-friendly appraisal by Popular Mechanics:   According to Air Force magazine, the Paladin fired a new hypersonic Mach 5

September 11, 2020

Japan’s Abe Urges Stronger Defenses to Face Missiles

Japan must strengthen its ballistic missile defenses, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday — a potentially controversial proposition given

September 11, 2020

Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Houthis

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s

September 11, 2020

Ballistic missile units given additional manpower, deploy new equipment

While North Korea continues to send military troops to typhoon-affected areas, the military unit in charge of various kinds of

September 11, 2020

New Pentagon directive will put programs on more solid ground, says MDA boss

A new Pentagon directive that essentially updates its charter — which calls for increased oversight from specific Department offices —,

September 10, 2020

Multiple Chinese jet fighters violate Taiwan ADIZ for second day

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Thursday (Sept. 10) that multiple People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft

September 10, 2020

Iran starts large-scale military drill in Gulf

“The 69th squadron of the Naval Force, consisting of the Sahand destroyer and the Bandar Abbas support ship, are now

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