Missile Defense News

July 24, 2018

F-35 Transfers to Turkey Held Back Under U.S. Defense Measure

Bloomberg: Transfers to Turkey of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 would be barred temporarily under a compromise defense policy measure agreed

July 24, 2018

IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace

The Times of Israel: The Israeli Air Force shot down a Syrian fighter jet that traveled two kilometers into Israeli

July 24, 2018

Raytheon receives $64.4 million contract for MK-31 missiles

UPI: July 23 (UPI) — Raytheon Missile Systems out of Tucson, Ariz., has received a $64.4 million contract for design

July 23, 2018

Moscow vows to respond with China against US missile shield deployment to Japan, S.Korea

TASS: SALEKHARD, July 23. /TASS/. South Korea and Japan undermine their own security by endorsing the US missile defense system’s

July 23, 2018

Russian Navy strengthened by 3 advanced warships & 49 Kalibr cruise missiles

RT News: Three advanced warships and 49 Kalibr cruise missiles were among the hardware added to the Russian Navy in

July 23, 2018

Armenia receives $200m worth of weapons from Russia

TASS: YEREVAN, July 22. /TASS/. Armenia’s army has received all weapons under a 200 US dollar-worth loan agreement with Russia,

July 23, 2018

Israel launches U.S.-backed missile shield on Syria frontier, Russia sends envoys

Reuters: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel launched its newest air defense system on Monday on the Syrian frontier, where Damascus’s Russian-backed

July 23, 2018

L-3 tapped for aircraft for imagery during missile defense tests

UPI: July 23 (UPI) — L-3 Communications Integrated Systems was awarded $73.2 million for work on systems used to collect

July 23, 2018

Iran opens missile production line, rejects Trump’s threat

PressTV: The head of Iranian volunteer Basij forces says the United States is not in a position to threaten Iran,

July 23, 2018

China adding ‘significant capabilities’ to nuclear forces

WND: China is quietly adding “significant capabilities” to its nuclear forces, reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. Hans Kristensen and Robert Norris of

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