Missile Defense News

September 18, 2018

Why China-Russia military exercises should provoke soul-searching in the West

South China Morning Post: Vostok 2018, Russia’s biggest war games in nearly 40 years involving almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000

September 18, 2018

Congress wants new plans from Army on its indirect fire protection suite development

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Army has changed its acquisition plan for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability — designed to

September 18, 2018

Estonia’s defense minister on Russian threats and defending the Baltics

Defense News: WASHINGTON — In 1994, Jüri Luik helped lead negotiations with Russia on the withdrawal of troops from Estonia.

September 18, 2018

North Korea’s Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region, sees more progress

Reuters: SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday his “historic” summit with U.S. President Donald

September 18, 2018

SpaceX: We’ll Consider Launching Space Weapons If Asked

Defense One: Today, it’s Tesla Roadsters; tomorrow, space lasers? SpaceX’s president and CEO says the firm would consider launching weapons

September 18, 2018

Space Force & Command To Cost $13B For First Five Years: SecAF Memo

Breaking Defense: Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), both oft-criticized and widely admired builder of America’s military satellites

September 18, 2018

The US Navy is going to need a bigger boat, and it’s getting ready to buy one

Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. surface Navy is moving rapidly toward buying a new large surface ship that will

September 18, 2018

NATO stuck in the middle of a messy, multi-billion dollar weapon sale between Turkey, Russia and the US

CNBC: WASHINGTON — NATO, the world’s most powerful military alliance, is stuck in the middle of tricky weapons sale between

September 17, 2018

Tu-22M3 Long-Range Bombers Carry Out Airstrikes During Vostok 2018 Military Exercise

The Diplomat: More than 10 Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range strategic and maritime strike bombers of the Russian Air Force carried out

September 17, 2018

Defense giants bet big on small satellites

Washington Post: Major U.S. defense contractors are working to reinvent their satellite businesses to include satellites no larger than a

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