Missile Defense News

May 29, 2019

Pentagon hits pause on redesign of critical homeland missile defense component

Defense News – The Pentagon has hit the pause button on a troubled effort to redesign the kill vehicle on

May 29, 2019

Taiwan’s anti-PLA drill to try out air raid alert system

Asia Times – Taiwan’s annual air defense drill to prepare the island against an aerial and missile offensive by the

May 29, 2019

NATO Air And Missile Defense Exercises Used Kratos Targets And Raytheon Missiles

Defense Daily – The U.S. and NATO Formidable Shield 2019 exercise, which concluded on May 19, used several Kratos Defense

May 29, 2019

Russia extends service life for SS-19 Stiletto ICBMs to over 36 years

Tass  – The service life of UR-100N UTTKh (NATO reporting name: SS-19 Stiletto) intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) operational in Russia’s

May 29, 2019

China Makes Progress in Induction of Second S-400 Air Defense System Regiment

The Diplomat – Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) servicemen are currently inspecting the second regimental set of Russian-made

May 28, 2019

Russia’s Military Wants Its Supersonic Cruise Missiles to Go Hypersonic

Newsweek: Russia is aiming to develop its cruise missiles so that they reach hypersonic speeds. Russian weapons manufacturer Tactical Missiles

May 28, 2019

Defense Ministry goes on the road to sell safety of Aegis Ashore

The Asahi Shimbun: A high-ranking Defense Ministry official on May 27 visited Akita to emphasize the safety of the proposed

May 28, 2019

Experts: Combine US, S. Korean Missile Systems to Boost Defense vs. North

Voice of America: South Korea should integrate its missile defense system with that of the U.S. to maximize the combined

May 28, 2019

China Makes Progress in Induction of Second S-400 Air Defense System Regiment

The Diplomat: Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) servicemen are currently inspecting the second regimental set of Russian-made S-400 Triumf long-range

May 28, 2019

North Korea calls Bolton ‘warmonger’ and says halting missile tests means giving up right to self-defense

The Japan Times: North Korea has labeled U.S. national security adviser John Bolton a “warmonger” for saying that recent missile

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