Missile Defense News

June 15, 2018

Plans for Aegis Ashore met with opposition in Japan

United Press International: June 14 (UPI) — Japan’s plans to deploy a land-based component of a missile interceptor system, the

June 15, 2018

USAF signs $866 million contract to sustain missile warning/missile defense and space tracking radars

Military Embedded Systems: The Sustainment and Modification of Radar Sensors (SMORS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract awarded to Northrop Grumman

June 15, 2018

Saudi Arabia says missile shot by Yemen rebels intercepted

The Times of Israel: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi air defenses on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held

June 15, 2018

Turkey slams US demand to nix S-400 deal as ‘blackmail’

TASS: ANKARA, June 14. /TASS/. Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli slammed the US demand to give up the deal to

June 15, 2018

China holds missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tension

Reuters: BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial

June 15, 2018

Turkish Ex-General: Ankara-Moscow S-400 Deal a ‘Response to US’ Threats’

Sputnik International: Former Turkish air force base commander Lieutenant General (ret.) Erdoğan Karakuş told Sputnik that Russo-Turkish arms cooperation is

June 15, 2018

US tells Saudi Arabia to not purchase S-400 air defense system – report

Al Masdar News: BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Mid-East Affairs, David Schenker, recommended that

June 15, 2018

China’s DF-26 Missile: It Can Sink an Aircraft Carrier and Nuke an Army Base

The National Interest: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) commissioned theDF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into service earlier

June 14, 2018

It looks like North Korea is coming through with a ‘major’ denuclearization step for Trump

Business Insider: US president Donald Trump left experts baffled when he said North Korea had agreed to destroy a missile

June 14, 2018

IDF Intel Chief: Iran Determined to Maintain Strike Capability From Syria

The Jerusalem Post: Despite Israeli efforts, Iran is continuing to try to improve its ability to launch rockets from Syria,

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