Missile Defense News

February 10, 2020

USS Fitzgerald Returns to Sea

U.S. Navy PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) — The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is underway to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing,

February 10, 2020

IRGC Unveils New Missile with Composite Engine

Tasnim News Agency In a ceremony in Tehran, IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami and Commander of the IRGC Aerospace

February 10, 2020

Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries

ABC News TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the

February 10, 2020

The Complicated Combat Future of the U.S. Air Force

The National Interest For the last thirty years, the U.S. Air Force has operated with freedom from a serious attack

February 10, 2020

Four friction points to watch in the FY21 defense budget

DefenseNews WASHINGTON ― Congress will receive President Donald Trump’s FY21 budget proposal for the Pentagon and other federal agencies on Monday, but

February 7, 2020

Japan to launch intelligence-gathering satellite on Sun. after delay

The Mainichi: Japan has earmarked Sunday as the new launch date for an H2A rocket carrying a government optical intelligence-gathering

February 7, 2020

Russian warships fire cruise missiles during exercises in Norwegian Sea

112 International: Russia’s Northern Fleet went for an extended drill in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea on Thursday. Two

February 7, 2020

Vice chief of staff: Speed of modernization no longer at ‘glacial pace’

Army News Service: In his first six months on the job, the Army’s vice chief of staff said the speed

February 7, 2020

DoD budget proposal includes $7.8 billion in cuts, transfers from Defense agencies

Federal News Network: The 2021 budget the Pentagon will roll out next week will include $5.7 billion in program reductions

February 7, 2020

America’s missile defense cannot afford a decade-long gap

Defense News: America is facing a decision point with regard to our national ballistic missile defense capability. Do we chose