Missile Defense News

August 30, 2019

US intel report says mysterious Russian explosion was triggered by recovery mission of nuclear-powered missile, not a test

CNBC: A U.S. intelligence assessment found that the mysterious explosion off of Russia’s northern coast occurred during a recovery mission

August 30, 2019

Japan’s military seek eighth straight annual hike in defense spending

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s military has asked for an eighth straight annual increase in defense spending to help pay

August 29, 2019

Hungary approved for $500M purchase of 180 AMRAAM missiles

UPI: Aug. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department approved the sale of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Hungary

August 29, 2019

China to showcase ‘advanced weapons’ at its biggest military parade on 1 October

livemint: Beijing: China will hold its biggest military parade showcasing some of the most “advanced weapons”, including the nuclear arsenal,

August 29, 2019

The Israel-Iran Shadow War Escalates and Breaks Into the Open

The New York Times: JERUSALEM — Israel has carried out a series of attacks across the Middle East in recent

August 29, 2019

Iranian Rocket Launch Ends In Failure, Imagery Shows

NPR: Satellite imagery shared exclusively with NPR shows that an Iranian rocket appears to have exploded on the launch pad

August 29, 2019

US blacklists suppliers of Iran missile programs

The Times of Israel: The US Treasury placed two Iranian business groups on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday, saying both were

August 29, 2019

US State Department clears $4.2B in arms sales to Japan, SKorea, Hungary, Lithuania and Denmark

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday cleared more than $4.2 billion worth of potential weapons sales

August 29, 2019

Swiss seek package deal of ground-based weapons, combat aircraft

Defense News: COLOGNE, Germany — The Swiss government plans to make the integration of combat aircraft and ground-based air defense

August 29, 2019

Russia Receives India’s Advance Payment For S-400 Air Defense Systems – Gov’t Agency

Urdu Point: ZHUKOVSKY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 29th August, 2019) Russia has received from India an advance payment for S-400 air defense missile systems,