News & Updates

Aug 7, 2018

Missile Defense News

FY 2019 Defense Budget Compromise Calls for MDA to Pursue Space-Based Missile Defense Capabilities

ExecutiveGov: Congress has called on the Missile Defense Agency to advance the development of a space-based sensor system and intercept…

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Aug 7, 2018

Other News

Taiwan’s got a new cruise missile, and it’s got mainland China’s coastal strongholds in its sights

Business Insider: Facing increased pressure from China, the Taiwanese military has added another weapon to its arsenal — a stand-off…

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Aug 7, 2018

Other News

US reimposes sanctions on Iran, spelling end to 2015 pact

Middle East Eye: The United States reimposed a number of sanctions on Iran on Tuesday, turning the clock back to…

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Aug 7, 2018

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Russian Baltic Fleet missile frigate enters Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission

TASS: KALININGRAD, August 7. /TASS/. The Russian Baltic Fleet’s frigate Yaroslav Mudry has left the port of Djibouti to start…

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Aug 6, 2018

Threat News

WATCH China Test-Launch Sky Star-2 Hypersonic Waverider Vehicle

Sputnik News: A video of Sky Star-2’s testing, conducted Friday by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics in China’s northwest,…

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Aug 6, 2018

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A New Bill May Boost US Military Aid to Israel to More Than $3.8 Bln – Reports

Sputnik News: The document was clinched in the wake of a memorandum of understanding on security assistance between Washington and…

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Aug 6, 2018

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France developing new multi-mission air-to-air missile

Defense Blog: On July 24, 2018, the French Defence Minister Florence Parly, formally authorized the program for the development of…

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Aug 6, 2018

Other News

Defense Budget Shifts Military’s Focus From Terrorism To China And Russia

NPR: It may seem counter-intuitive and head-scratchingly odd, but Congress nearly always approves defense spending bills before the armed services…

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Aug 6, 2018

Threat News

China tests hypersonic aircraft that can ‘break any missile defense system’

Global Times: China has successfully tested its first waverider hypersonic flight vehicle, a weapon that can carry nuclear warheads and…

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Aug 6, 2018

Threat News

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier to be upgraded to carry generation 4++ fighter jets

TASS: MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be upgraded to carry deck-based generation 4++ MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB…

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