Missile Defense News

May 6, 2020

Expand missile defenses during the pandemic, don’t cut them

DefenseNews Rogue states are taking advantage of the American preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea may test another long-range

May 6, 2020

Special Report: U.S. rearms to nullify China’s missile supremacy

Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus pandemic, a longer-term struggle between the

May 6, 2020

Lockheed to Continue MDA THAAD System Support Under $618M Follow-On IDIQ

GovCon Wire Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a five-year, $618 million to continue product support for the Missile Defense Agency’s

May 6, 2020

Turkey’s Critical ‘S-400 Moment’ Has Arrived

The Jamestown Foundation Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ankara has apparently postponed the activation of the S-400 air-defense missile system

May 6, 2020

6 US service members awarded Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in Iranian missile attack

WREG Memphis US Central Command announced Monday that the first batch of Purple Hearts have been awarded to service members injured during

May 6, 2020

Senior Army air defender speaks to West Point cadets

U.S. Army REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army does not stop its missions

May 6, 2020

“We Attack” battalion maintains combat proficiency during COVID-19

U.S. Army SHIPTON KASERNE, Germany – With the mission of providing short-range air defense, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery

May 4, 2020

U.S. Sixth Fleet enters the Barents Sea with missile defense destroyer

The Barents Observer The two hashtags #PowerForPeace and #OpenForBusiness are added to the tweet posted by the U.S. 6th Fleet as the

May 4, 2020

Northrop, Raytheon team on next-gen interceptor bid

DefenseNews WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies are teaming up to fight for the right to build America’s next

May 4, 2020

Syria’s Russian-made radars reportedly of little use against alleged Israeli strikes

i24News A Russian-made S-300 air defense system battery located just 60 kilometers away from a Hezbollah arms depot in Syria’s Homs,

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