Missile Defense News

July 8, 2019

Future uncertain for ‘golf ball’ radar ship

Star Advertiser: The Sea-Based X-Band Radar recently did yeoman duty in the Pacific watching for North Korean missiles and participating

July 8, 2019

China’s ‘disturbing’ missile tests contradict vow not to militarise South China Sea, says US

South China Morning Post: The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea

July 8, 2019

Army Rebuilding Short-range Air Defense

Military Spot: JULY 5, 2019 – The Army is now standing up short-range air defense units, known as SHORAD battalions,

July 8, 2019

NATO Considers Missile Defense Upgrade, Risking Further Tensions With Russia

NY Times: BRUSSELS — NATO military officials are exploring whether to upgrade their defenses to make them capable of shooting

July 8, 2019

U.S. Army to upgrade all its Avenger air defense systems

Defense Blog: The Army News Service has confirmed that the U.S Army has plans to upgrade all its Avenger short-range air

July 8, 2019

Russia’s ‘Invulnerable’ Satan 2 Nuclear Missile Will Be Ready To Fire By The End of 2020, Space Agency Official Says

Newsweek: Russia’s latest nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile—which Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed can defeat all existing American defenses—will complete

July 8, 2019

Upgraded BrahMos with 500-km range ready: CEO, BrahMos Aerospace

The Economic Times: The upgraded version of the homegrown BrahMos missile with an enhanced range of up to 500 km

July 8, 2019

Iran ratchets up tensions with higher enrichment, draws warnings

Reuters: DUBAI  – Iran said on Sunday it will shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a

July 8, 2019

China denies U.S. accusations of South China Sea missile tests

The Japan Times: BEIJING – China’s Defense Ministry on Friday denied U.S. accusations that the Chinese military had recently carried

July 8, 2019

NATO sees no sign of Russian complying with missile pact

ABC News: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia is showing no sign of respecting a major Cold War-era missile treaty.

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