News & Updates

Jun 21, 2021

Missile Defense News

Secretary of Defense Opening Testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee (as prepared)

U.S. Department of Defense: Chairman Leahy, Vice Chairman Shelby, Chairman Tester, and distinguished members of this committee — thank you…

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Jun 21, 2021

Missile Defense News

Israel MoD Successfully Completes its First-Ever Series of Interception Tests Employing an Airborne, High-Power Laser System

Cision PR Newswire: The Directorate of Defense R&D in the Ministry of Defense (MoD), together with Elbit Systems and the…

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Jun 21, 2021

Missile Defense News

U.S. Military to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Aircraft, Antimissile Batteries From Middle East

The Wall Street Journal: The Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of U.S. antimissile systems in the Middle East…

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Jun 21, 2021

MDAA in the News

USC Price and USC Viterbi Schools launch new executive education certificate in global space and defense

USC Price: The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, in partnership with the Missile…

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Jun 17, 2021

Other News

Key takeaways from tense but ‘constructive’ US-Russia summit

PBS: The summit in Switzerland is over, and President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin are headed home. As…

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Jun 17, 2021

Missile Defense News

Official Details DOD Missile Defense Strategy

U.S. Department of Defense: Missile defense plays a key role in U.S. national security. However, as missile technology matures and…

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Jun 17, 2021

Missile Defense News

Give Lasers Back to the Missile Defense Agency, Lawmaker Says

Defense One: A key House Democrat wants the Pentagon to reassess a Trump administration decision to halt the Missile Defense…

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Jun 17, 2021

Missile Defense News

Lawmakers push to boost Missile Defense Agency budget second year in a row

Defense News: House and Senate lawmakers are again pushing to boost the Missile Defense Agency’s budget after Congress added $1.3 billion last fiscal year.…

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Jun 16, 2021

Missile Defense News

IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire

The Times of Israel: The Israel Defense Forces carried out a series of airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip early Wednesday…

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Jun 16, 2021

Threat News

China Sends A Record 28 Military Planes Into Airspace Controlled By Taiwan

NPR: China has flown 28 warplanes into Taiwan-controlled airspace, the biggest sortie of its kind since the Taiwanese government began…

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