Missile Defense News

May 23, 2019

The Pentagon reportedly has a plan to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran

CNN – Defense officials will brief President Donald Trump’s national security team on a plan that involves sending 5,000 more

May 23, 2019

Israel to test missile intercept from Kodiak this fall

Must Read Alaska – Israel is likely the most high-profile customer to date that will use the Alaska Aerospace launch

May 23, 2019

Iran Has Amassed the Largest Ballistic Missile Force in the Middle East

National Interest – Deterring regional adversaries from threatening Iran is the primary reason Tehran has amassed the largest ballistic missile

May 22, 2019

Houthis target Saudi civilian facility in Najran with explosives-laden drone

Arab News – Houthi militants had tried to hit a civilian facility in Saudi Arabia’s southern border province of Najran

May 22, 2019

Raytheon successfully completes US Army’s LTAMDS sense-off

Yahoo Finance – Raytheon Company (RTN) completed technical testing during the U.S. Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor sense-off

May 22, 2019

House Appropriators Suggest Changes to Major Space Efforts

Air Force Magazine – House appropriators want to pull more than $200 million from a key missile warning satellite program

May 22, 2019

Carbajal, senators urge Air Force to choose Vandenberg AFB as Space Command headquarters

KSBY – Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-24th District), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) are urging the Air

May 22, 2019

US intercepts Russian bombers, fighter jets off the coast of Alaska

CNN – US F-22 stealth jets intercepted four Russian bombers and two Russian Su-35 fighter jets off the coast of

May 22, 2019

U.S. Officials Work to Convince Divided Congress of Iran Threat

New York Times – Top American national security officials sought to convince a divided Congress on Tuesday about the seriousness

May 21, 2019

Germany’s long-awaited antimissile program is about to face politics

Defense News – The German government expects to receive a long-awaited industry offer for revamping the country’s missile defenses next