DefenceTalkGermany is looking at buying an Israeli anti-missile shield system that could also offer protective cover for neighboring EU states, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday. “I can reveal to you that that is certainly among the things that we are discussing, and for good reasons,” Scholz told state television channel ARD. The chancellor’s comments confirmed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-mulling-israeli-anti-missile-shield-purchase-78517/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTaiwan said it scrambled fighters and deployed anti-missile systems Monday after Chinese military jets entered its air defence zone for the fourth time in five days. Two Chinese Y-8 anti-submarine planes intruded into Taiwan’s southwest air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the defence ministry said. Last week, Chinese fighters and bombers breached the same zone three […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-scrambles-fighters-again-as-china-says-independence-doomed-to-fail-76363/

Washington approved the $3.3 billion sale of anti-ballistic missiles to Japan Tuesday, following close behind a series of new ballistic missile tests by North Korea that could threaten the US ally. Japan will buy up to 73 of the Raytheon-made SM-3 Block IIA missiles, which are designed to be fired by the ship-board Aegis system […]

DefenceTalkIsrael mounted a battery of its Iron Dome anti-missile system on a warship Monday, as the vaunted rocket interceptor went operational at sea for the first time, senior officers said. Israel Air Force Brigadier General Zvika Haimovitch said the battery fitted to the corvette Lahav underwent a successful “live-fire test” and would be a valuable […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-mounts-iron-dome-battery-on-warship-military-70868/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the purchase of Russian-made military hardware, including S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems, on March 9-10 in Moscow, Turkish presidential adviser Ilnur Cevik said. Cevik made this statement in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV Channel. “Economic issues, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-turkish-presidents-to-hold-talks-on-s-400-system-in-moscow-69409/

DefenceTalkUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. Backed by China, Pyongyang’s main ally, the council agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a “grave violation” of UN […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-condemns-north-korea-missile-launch-as-trump-vows-strong-response-69115/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea, Japan and the United States held an unprecedented trilateral missile defense exercise on Tuesday, aimed at countering the growing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea which denounced it as a “military provocation.” The drill in waters off Hawaii came less than a week after North Korea flight-tested a powerful new medium-range ballistic missile that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-japan-hold-first-anti-north-korea-missile-drill-67743/

DefenceTalkThe United States wants to wrap up discussions with South Korea on the deployment of a sophisticated defense system, the Pentagon said Friday, two days after North Korea’s latest missile tests. Seoul and Washington have for weeks been in talks about deploying the advanced US THAAD missile system in South Korea to protect against the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-hopes-to-wrap-up-anti-missile-deal-with-south-korea-67733/

DefenceTalkChina and Russia have decided to hold a joint computer-enabled anti-missile defense exercise in May. This command-and-staff exercise, code-named Aerospace Security-2016, will be held at the scientific research center of Russian Aerospace Defense Forces. It is the first exercise of such kind held by the two countries. The main purpose of the exercise is to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-russia-computer-enabled-anti-missile-exercise-67395/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a delivery order from the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) to deliver an advanced anti-missile system to the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. Under the terms of the $31.7 million contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver three modernized third-generation pods, which are based on the Northrop Grumman Guardian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-to-provide-anti-missile-system-to-air-national-guard-air-force-reserve-command-64644/