Missile Defense News

January 6, 2020

North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing

BBC: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is ending the suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests put

January 6, 2020

SAR Imagery Reveals the Presence of Concealed Submarine at North Korea’s Sinpo Naval Base

38 North: This article demonstrates the use of commercially available Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery from satellites as a tool

December 27, 2019

Russia Says ‘Avangard’ Hypersonic-Missile System Now Deployed

Radio Free Europe: Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has informed President Vladimir Putin that the controversial new hypersonic, intercontinental-range Avangard

December 27, 2019

F-16 downs drone during cruise missile defense testing

U.S. Air Force: The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill

December 27, 2019

China, Russia and Iran to Hold Joint Naval Drills

Military.com China, Russia and Iran will hold joint naval drills starting Friday in the Gulf of Oman, Beijing and Tehran

December 27, 2019

China’s test of sub-launched missile a threat to peace, retired captain warns

Washington Times: China’s military this week conducted a flight test of a new submarine-launched missile capable of hitting the entire

December 24, 2019

Satellite photos show North Korea expanding factory linked to long-range missile production: report

The Hill: Satellite images show that North Korea has expanded a facility linked to long-range nuclear missile production, according to

December 24, 2019

China, South Korea gap remains over U.S. missile defense on peninsula

UPI: Chinese President Xi Jinping requested a “proper resolution” to the presence of U.S. missile defense on the Korean Peninsula during a

December 24, 2019

Missile Defense Agency awards Raytheon $1 billion Standard Missile-3 IIA contract

PRNewswire: Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded the following Standard Missile-3 Block IIA contract as announced by the U.S. Department of Defense on Dec. 20, 2019. Raytheon

December 24, 2019

U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland Holds Change of Command

DVIDS: U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joshua Lewis relinquished command of U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland (AAMDS) to Cmdr. Derek

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