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December 8, 2022

North Korean Provocations Highlight Continuing Need for Homeland Missile Defense

The Heritage Foundation: The rapidly increasing tempo of North Korean missile tests underscores the importance of a viable homeland missile

December 8, 2022

Defense budget requires ‘senior’ DOD official to oversee Guam missile defense

Pacific Daily News: The military will be required to place a senior Department of Defense official in charge of Guam’s

December 8, 2022

US Proposes Patriot Missile Upgrade for Taiwan: Report

The Defense Post: The US has proposed an upgrade of Patriot surface-to-air missiles sold to Taiwan in 2010. The proposal

December 7, 2022

Poland reverses course, accepts German air defense system

AP News: Poland’s defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered

December 5, 2022

Japan plans to almost triple missile defense units in remote islands

Kyodo News: Japan is considering almost tripling the number of units in its Self-Defense Forces equipped with ballistic missile interception

December 2, 2022

Ukraine Needs Patriot Batteries for Better Missile Defense

WSJ: The Russian military may be gearing up for a new round of missile strikes on Ukraine, and the goal

December 1, 2022

Hungary eyes Iron Dome, as new air defense radars are on the way

Defense News: Hungarian official have signaled an interest in the Israel-made Iron Dome system, with radar components expected to arrive

December 1, 2022

Raytheon wins $1.2 billion surface-to-air missile order for Ukraine

Defense News: The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a contract worth as much as $1.2 billion to deliver

November 30, 2022

Here’s how the soldiers assigned to shoot down ballistic missiles from North Korea stay sharp

Breaking Defense: The 100th Missile Defense Brigade is the only US military unit assigned to shoot down long-range ballistic missiles

November 29, 2022

Poland wants to divert pledged German air defenses to Ukraine

Defense News: Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has effectively turned down Germany’s offer, for now, to deploy air defense systems