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January 9, 2024

Red Sea Crisis: Houthis Demonstrate Increased Capability, Coalition Demonstrates Increased Presence

Naval News The USV attack – which took place on 4 January – failed: the vessel detonated in the Red

January 9, 2024

The West badly needs more missiles, but the wait to buy them is years long

El Paso Inc. A factory here west of Oslo produces a missile-defense system that can shoot down drones, helicopters and

January 9, 2024

Fears grow that Ukraine could run out of US-supplied Patriot missiles

Business Insider The White House and the Pentagon have warned that the supply of Patriot interceptor missiles may soon be

January 8, 2024

Developing a Guam missile defense system

Guam Post Efforts to bolster missile defense capabilities on Guam made some headway in 2023, with the Missile Defense Agency

December 20, 2023

Missile Defense Agency highlights triumphs of 2023

The Redstone Rocket The Missile Defense Agency had a busy year. From a change in top leadership to flight tests

December 20, 2023

Running short on Ukraine air defenses, U.S. looks to Japan

Washington Post Faced with a dangerous shortfall in Ukraine’s air defenses and no easy resolution to the funding impasse in

December 20, 2023

Japan seen fulfilling U.S. request for Patriot missiles

Nikkei Asia The Japanese government is finalizing plans to ship domestically made Patriot missiles to the U.S., Nikkei has learned,

December 20, 2023

A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks

Politico As American warships rack up kills against Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea, Pentagon officials are increasingly

December 19, 2023

Report: Hypersonic weapons challenge Pentagon tracking capabilities

Space News A new study released Dec. 18 sheds light on potential challenges in the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to deploy

December 19, 2023

Congress demands quicker fielding of hypersonic weapons interceptor

Defense News Congress is pushing the Missile Defense Agency to field interceptors that can defeat hypersonic weapons more quickly than planned in