Missile Defense News

January 26, 2018

Japan Deploys First of Ten F-35A Jets Purchased From US – Defense Minister

Sputnik News: TOKYO (Sputnik) – The first of the F-35A fighters Japan had purchased from the United States has been

January 26, 2018

U.S. Military Drills With South Korea Planned After Olympics

Bloomberg Politics: The U.S. and South Korea will conduct joint military drills as “normal” after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics

January 25, 2018

Making Moves: SASC Advances Four More Pentagon Nominees

Politico: The Senate Armed Services Committee [Wednesday] advanced four new Pentagon nominees by voice vote to the full Senate. The

January 25, 2018

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON: China or Russia could all too easily detect and destroy US Army missile defenses, exposing American forces

January 25, 2018

Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35

The Drive: The U.S. Navy has hired Orbital ATK, now part of Northrop Grumman, to begin formal development of a

January 25, 2018

This Is What Hawaii’s Missile Defense System Looks Like

Honolulu Civil Beat: The question is a worrisome one: What if the Jan. 13 false ballistic missile alert had been

January 25, 2018

North Korea Missile Threat Revives Talk of ‘Star Wars’

VOA News: MADRID — Scientists and NASA officials who spearheaded development of a space-based missile defense system in the 1980s

January 25, 2018

Russia Kicks off Flight Tests of First Upgraded Supersonic Nuclear-Capable Bomber

The Diplomat: Russia’s first upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 long-range supersonic strategic bomber purportedly began flight trials last week, a Russian defense

January 25, 2018

After Turkey, Qatar interested in buying the Russian S-400 missile systems

Cyprus Mail Online: Qatar is in talks with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile air defense systems, Tass state news

January 25, 2018

India to Test 800-km Range BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in 2018

The Diplomat: The Indian Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) research arm, the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), is expected to test

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