Missile Defense News

March 30, 2020

Saudi Arabia Shoots Down Missiles Over Capital, Yemen Border City

Wall Street Journal DUBAI—Saudi air defenses shot down ballistic missiles fired at the country’s capital and a city along its

March 30, 2020

Iran’s Upgraded Cruise Missiles – a Growing Threat

iHLS Iran is increasing its efforts to develop longer-range cruise missiles with a larger warhead. Israel has identified the growing

March 30, 2020

MDAs Future Debated As Space Force Rises

BreakingDefense WASHINGTON: Senior DoD officials and top military leaders currently are pondering how to organize future missile defense acquisition, including

March 27, 2020

Why North Korea’s Missile Launches Are ‘Business as Usual’

The National Interest On Saturday, March 21, North Korea fired a pair of short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of

March 27, 2020

USS Ramage (DDG-61) Returns from Deployment

Dvids The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) returned to Norfolk Naval Station today, marking the end of a deployment

March 27, 2020

Iran Defense Minister Says Cruise Missile Warheads To Become More Powerful Soon

Radio Farda Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami on March 26 said Iran has upgraded all its cruise missiles and

March 27, 2020

US launches advanced satellite in 1st Space Force national security mission

Space.com A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket took to the skies Thursday afternoon (March 26), delivering a highly

March 27, 2020

Raytheon, Aerojet Ink $1B, 5-Year Standard Missile Deal

Breaking Defense Raytheon Missile Systems has signed a $1 billion deal with Aerojet Rocketdyne for provision of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s propulsion

March 26, 2020

Russia Completing Tests of Elements of S-500 Prospective Air Defense System

Sputnik International Tests of certain elements of Russia’s next-generation S-500 air defence missile system, including its launcher, are being completed,

March 26, 2020

Mitsubishi wins contract to sell air radar system to Philippines

The Asahi Shimbun In the first sale of full defense equipment under Japan’s “three principles of arms transfer,” approved in

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