Missile Defense News

September 25, 2018

Russia’s Nuclear Cruise Missile Is Struggling To Take Off, Imagery Suggests

NPR: It’s a terrifying weapon: a nuclear-powered cruise missile that can fly anywhere on the planet, possibly spewing radioactivity as

September 25, 2018

North Korea: Trump expects second Kim summit soon

BBC News: US President Donald Trump has said he expects to have a second summit with North Korean leader Kim

September 25, 2018

Bolton: Russian missile system sale to Syria a ‘significant escalation’

The Hill: National security adviser John Bolton warned Monday that a Russian delivery of a missile defense system to the Syrian

September 25, 2018

Iranian Media Threatens Saudi Arabia, UAE With Missile Strikes – Reports

Sputnik International: Fars News Agency, a semi-official media resource affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, released and then pulled a

September 25, 2018

Russia test-fired newest Kh-35U anti-ship missiles during recent drills

Defence Blog: The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) successfully test-fired a Kh-35U anti-ship missile (ASM) from its Su-34 long-range strike aircraft at a naval

September 24, 2018

Saudi air defense shoot down missile from Yemen

Zawya: RIYADH – The Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADS) intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Yemeni

September 24, 2018

Mayor opposes deployment of land-based Aegis missile defense battery

Japan Today: The mayor of a town in Yamaguchi Prefecture says he opposes the installation of an Aegis Ashore missile

September 24, 2018

India strengthens its Ballistic Missile Defence Program with a successful interceptor missile test

Business Insider: Tensions are at a precarious point where China, Russia, the United States, Japan and, of course, India are

September 24, 2018

Russia to provide Syria with new S-300 air defense missiles

AP News: MOSCOW — Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria’s government with more modern, S-300 missile defense systems after

September 21, 2018

Raytheon to upgrade UK’s ‘R2D2’ naval defense system

Defense News: WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has approved a $75 million deal for Raytheon to upgrade and maintain

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