Missile Defense News

May 25, 2018

Missile Attacks on Military Airport, Iran-Backed Militias in Syria

Asharq al-Awsat: Syrian pro-regime news outlets said Thursday that the Dabba airport near the city of Homs came under attack

May 25, 2018

Ukraine received no new Buk missiles since 1991 — Russian military brass

TASS: MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russia has not provided a single new missile for the Buk air defense systems in

May 24, 2018

House passes defense bill authorizing pay raise for troops, new jets and President Trump’s military parade

USA Today: WASHINGTON — The Houseon Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass a massive $717 billion defense bill that would authorize

May 24, 2018

Trump Calls Off Summit Meeting With North Korean Leader

National Public Radio: President Trump has called off a highly anticipated June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong

May 24, 2018

Israel to U.N. Security Council: Iran Still Testing Ballistic Missiles

Jerusalem Post: Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon informed the UN Security Council on Thursday that Iran had

May 24, 2018

U.S. Disinvites China From Military Exercise Amid Rising Tensions

The New York Times: WASHINGTON — The United States has disinvited China from participating in a multinational naval exercise scheduled

May 24, 2018

Russia’s submarine successfully test-fires 4 missiles

Xinhua: MOSCOW, May 23 (Xinhua) — Russia’s Project 955 Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky has successfully conducted a test

May 24, 2018

US Army concludes target tracking test on THAAD system

Army Technology: The US Army, in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency, has successfully completed a tracking exercise involving the

May 24, 2018

Shield of the Pacific: Japan as a Giant Aegis Destroyer

CSIS: Several decades ago, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once described his country as a “big aircraft carrier” from which

May 24, 2018

Houthi missile fired towards Jazan intercepted by Saudi air defenses

Arab News: DUBAI: Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia towards the border province of

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