News & Updates

This Week In Missile Defense: April 13 – April 19, 2019

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Destroyer Programs

USNI News: The Navy began procuring Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyers, also known as Aegis destroyers, in FY1985, and a…

3rd LAAD Stinger Shoot ITX 3-19

Military.com U.S. Marines with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fire…

Greece Concerned Over Turkey’s Acquisition of Russian Air Defense System

Greek Reporter: Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis on Thursday expressed his concern with Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-built S-400 air…

China set to showcase game-changing warship at navy parade

The Week: Media reports and satellite imagery have fuelled speculation that China will showcase the first ship of a new…

Will Russia Build Borei B-Class Ballistic Missile Subs?

The Diplomat: The director general of the St. Petersburg-based Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering, Igor Vilnit, told Russian…

Turkey pins hopes on Trump to avoid sanctions over Russia missile deal

Reuters: ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey’s hopes of avoiding punishing U.S. sanctions over its purchase of a Russian air defense system…

Pacific Commander Davidson Asks Congress to Fund ‘Regain the Advantage’ Plan Aimed at China

USNI News – “The requests laid out in this letter set the conditions to ‘Regain the Advantage’ by providing a…

Israel Missile Defense Organization teases upcoming Arrow 3 test

Newsminer – Two years after the plans were initially announced, the Israel Missile Defense Organization may finally be testing its…

Pentagon confirms North Korea test launch, says it wasn’t a ballistic missile

Military Times Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan confirmed that North Korea conducted a test launch on Wednesday, but he declined…