Missile Defense News

May 21, 2019

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Houthi missiles in Mecca province

Reuters – Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it had intercepted two missiles in Mecca province fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned

May 21, 2019

Raytheon awarded U.S. Army contract to supply Patriot equipment to Romania

Army Recognition – Raytheon was awarded a $383,973,802 modification to Foreign Military Sales (Romania) contract for new production hardware, upgrade

May 21, 2019

US agrees to sell $600M in air-defense missiles to Japan and S. Korea

Stars and Stripes – The U.S. State Department has approved more than $600 million in air-defense missile sales to South

May 21, 2019

THAAD Missile Defense Systems Are Coming to Russia’s Doorstep

National Interest – The U.S. Army has deployed to Romania one of its seven Terminal High-Altitude Area-Defense missile-interceptor batteries. The

May 21, 2019

THAAD Missile Defense Systems Are Coming to Russia’s Doorstep

National Interest – The U.S. Army has deployed to Romania one of its seven Terminal High-Altitude Area-Defense missile-interceptor batteries. The

May 20, 2019

Rocket Hits Green Zone in Baghdad as Tensions Flare Between U.S. and Iran

New York Times – A rocket hit the Green Zone in Baghdad on Sunday night, home to Iraqi government offices

May 20, 2019

The Iranian missiles considered by the United States as a threat to security

Alarabiya – In the midst of the escalating crisis between the US and Iran and successive threats from Iranian civilian

May 20, 2019

US State Department Approves Sale of 94 SM-2 Block IIIB Missiles to South Korea

The Diplomat – The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible sale of 94 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIB surface-to-air missile

May 20, 2019

Yemen’s Houthis deny targeting Mecca with ballistic missiles

Reuters – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement denied Saudi media reports on Monday that it had fired a ballistic missile toward Mecca,

May 20, 2019

Bahrain has requested to buy U.S. Patriot PAC-3 missile systems

Army Recognition – The Government of Bahrain has requested to buy sixty (60) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement

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