Missile Defense News

January 25, 2019

Where Would India Fit in a Missile Defense Partnership in the Indo-Pacific?

The Diplomat: Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the 2019 Missile Defense Review (MDR), outlining the rapidly evolving threats

January 25, 2019

Hypersonic Weapons, Cruise Missiles Gain Greater Focus in New Missile Defense Review

Seapower Magazine: WASHINGTON — The primary value of the recently released Missile Defense Review is to expand the focus of

January 25, 2019

Pakistan Equips Military With Tactical Nuke-capable Missile

Voice of America: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan launched a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, formally equipping the military with a nuclear-capable rocket

January 25, 2019

Pentagon Says Its $180 Billion Missile Defense System Has Improved

Bloomberg: The Pentagon continues to make progress in showing that its $180 billion network of ground- and sea-based missile interceptors,

January 25, 2019

Russia calls on U.S. to drop plans to deploy missiles in space

Reuters: MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on the United States to drop what

January 25, 2019

SPYDER missiles added to arsenal

Manila Standard: The Department of National Defense will acquire a SPYDER missile system from Israel. “Yes, we are. [However], I

January 25, 2019

North Korea’s leader orders preparations for second Trump summit

The Japan Times: SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for a second summit with U.S.

January 25, 2019

Raytheon to supply Phalanx air defense system to U.S. Army

Army Technology: Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $205,205,445 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the land-based Phalanx weapon

January 25, 2019

U.S. 704th Test Group successfully leads directed energy experimentation campaign

Army Technology: After the success of the first range experiment of the Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign at White Sands Missile

January 25, 2019

Greaves bullish on F-35’s missile defense role

Inside Defense: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has participated in two tests that examine whether its sensor and interceptor delivery