Missile Defense News

July 26, 2019

In Escalation, Iran Tests Medium-Range Missile, U.S. Official Says

NY Times: WASHINGTON — Iran fired a Shahab-3 medium-range missile on Wednesday, a United States military official said, playing it

July 25, 2019

Chinese defense blueprint targets U.S. ‘unilateral policies’

The Washington Times: China’s Defense Ministry lashed out anew Wednesday over Washington’s deployment two years ago of a sophisticated missile

July 25, 2019

Russia Kick off Delivery of China’s Second S-400 Air Defense Regiment

The Diplomat: Russia has commenced delivery of the second batch of Russian-made S-400 Triumf long-range, interceptor-based air defense systems (NATO reporting name:

July 25, 2019

Congress Seeks Answers About Redesigned Kill Vehicle

Aviation Week & Space Technology: Sometimes little things can make a big difference. Issues with components to upgrade the Ground-based

July 25, 2019

North Korean missile launch a ‘new type of threat,’ South Korea says

CNN: South Korea said that two projectiles launched by North Korea Thursday were a “new type of short-range missile” and posed a

July 25, 2019

France to deploy air defence battery to Turkey’s southern border

Ahval News: Turkish officials on Thursday said France plans to deploy a French and Italian-made SAMP-T air defence battery along

July 24, 2019

Northcom Commander Cites Arctic as Area of Concern

DoD: Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and Northcom, told an audience at

July 24, 2019

China’s military warns against growing threat from Taiwan ‘separatists’

CNN: Beijing (CNN)China has warned against what it describes as a growing threat from “separatists” in Taiwan, and said it

July 24, 2019

South Korea accuses Russia of ‘distortion of the facts’ over mid-air confrontation

CNN: (CNN)South Korea has accused Russia of a “distortion of the facts,” amid a deepening diplomatic rift over an alleged

July 24, 2019

US ‘may have brought down’ two Iranian drones last week

Washington Examiner: A U.S. warship that President Trump said “ destroyed” an Iranian drone last week might have actually downed

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