Missile Defense News

August 20, 2019

Pentagon tests first land-based cruise missile in a post-INF treaty world (WATCH)

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The United States has tested a new ground-based cruise missile that is capable covering 500 kilometers

August 19, 2019

US officials expecting Iran to launch rocket in coming days

CNN: The US government is in possession of classified imagery that shows Iran is getting ready to launch a rocket

August 19, 2019

Guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy conducts live-fire exercise

Defense Blog: The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) conducted a live-fire exercise, according to Commander, U.S.

August 19, 2019

US Missile Defense Agency boss reveals his goals, challenges on the job

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The Missile Defense Agency has a new director, Vice Admiral Jon Hill, who will be tasked to

August 19, 2019

Russian Nuclear Monitoring Stations Went Silent After Missile Blast

Wall Street Journal: Two Russian monitoring stations designed to detect nuclear radiation went silent soon after the explosion at a

August 19, 2019

North Korea Continues 2019 Missile Test Flurry With New Short-Range Missile Launches

The Diplomat: On Friday, North Korea conducted the second known tests of a new type of short-range ballistic missile, its

August 19, 2019

China Missiles Could Overwhelm U.S. Military in Asia in ‘Hours’, Says Think Tank

Bloomberg: A decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. military’s budget has seen America lose its primacy in

August 19, 2019

Lockheed nets $80M contract for Aegis system upgrades

UPI: Aug. 16 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to

August 16, 2019

Norway May Have Found Radioactivity From Failed Russian Missile

Voice of America: Norway is studying radioactivity in the air days after an explosion during the test of a rocket

August 16, 2019

Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering China

The Washington Post: The Trump administration is moving ahead with for an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to

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