Missile Defense News

January 24, 2018

Orbital ATK joins DARPA to research hypersonic engines

UPI: Jan. 23 (UPI) — Orbital ATK announced on Tuesday that it has been tapped by the Defense Advanced Research

January 24, 2018

India, Russia fail to finalize S-400 air-defense deal

Defense News: NEW DELHI ― India’s ongoing negotiations with Russia for the $5 billion-plus purchase of five S-400 Triumf long-range

January 24, 2018

CIA believes North Korea weapons aimed at coercion, not just defense: Pompeo

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA believes North Korea’s missile program is aimed at coercion, not just self-defense, and that

January 23, 2018

Iran continues military drills testing radar, missile systems

XinhuaNet: TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — Iran’s second day of military drills continues Tuesday with testing of radar and surveillance

January 23, 2018

Tokyo holds first North Korean missile attack drill

Global News: TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Tokyo held its first missile evacuation drill on Monday with volunteers taking cover

January 23, 2018

China’s Navy Commissions New Stealth Warship

The Diplomat: The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a Type 056/056A Jiangdao-class corvette into service this month. The new

January 23, 2018

Russia’s Tu-95 Bomber Now Has Cruise Missiles That Can “Retarget”

The National Interest: The Russian development is significant—even if the Kremlin does not yet have the ability to retarget cruise

January 23, 2018

Give the Low-Yield SLBM its Day in Court

Defense One: Two weeks ago, a draft of the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review was leaked to the Huffington Post.

January 23, 2018

Fourth SBIRS launch joins missile-warning constellation

Optics: Lockheed Martin confirms that scan-and-stare sensors payload is communicating with US Air Force following Florida launch. The fourth payload

January 23, 2018

Rheinmetall Rolls Out ‘Safer’ Active Protection For Tanks

Breaking Defense: German arms maker Rheinmetall is rolling out a new Active Protection System (APS) it says should lay Army

International Cooperation