DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to boost America’s missile defence systems, including by investing in technology to protect against the threat of sophisticated “hypersonic” weapons. Speaking at the Pentagon, Trump unveiled the Missile Defense Review, a long-awaited analysis of the defensive network of US interceptors that are designed to shoot down an incoming ballistic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-vows-to-boost-americas-missile-defence-72059/

DefenceTalkTurkey is ready to consider US proposal on deliveries of Patriot air defense systems, but refuses to abandon the S-400 deal with Russia as a potential precondition for the Ankara-Washington agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday. “Turkey may buy Patriot systems in the future. But it will be impossible if abandoning S-400 will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-refuses-to-cancel-s-400-purchase-as-precondition-for-us-patriot-deal-72037/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. military on Tuesday successfully conducted a test of a new ballistic-missile interceptor system, which is being co-developed with Japan. The launch marks the second successful test in less than two months for the SM-3 Block IIA missile and its associated technologies, which had previously experienced failures. According to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-conducts-latest-successful-test-of-us-japan-interceptor-71987/

DefenceTalkNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told DW that European defense efforts should remain within the alliance. Stoltenberg also criticized Russia over its SSC-8 missile program, saying it breached the INF treaty. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told DW in an interview on Monday that a European army as proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron […]https://www.defencetalk.com/europe-should-keep-its-defense-within-nato-says-stoltenberg-71932/

DefenceTalkThe Romanian government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army and transferred funding to the US government for the purchase of three additional Raytheon Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems from the U.S. Army. As was the case with the first system, which came under contract in May, the additional units were procured via […]https://www.defencetalk.com/romania-to-procure-additional-patriot-air-and-missile-defense-systems-71928/

DefenceTalkThe first deliveries of S-400 missile systems to India will take place within two years, Dmitry Shugaev, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation, told reporters. “First deliveries are expected within two years,” he said. The contract for the delivery of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India was signed during Putin’s visit to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-deliver-first-s-400-missile-systems-to-india-within-2-years-71905/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon is pulling Patriot missile systems from three countries in the Middle East as part of a “rebalance” away from the region, a US official said Wednesday. The move comes as the United States switches its focus towards countering Russia and China in an era of “great power competition.” Speaking on condition of anonymity, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-to-pull-some-patriots-from-middle-east-us-official-71882/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said he had agreed with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speed up the delivery of S-400 air defence missile systems to Ankara, a purchase that has alarmed Turkey’s NATO partners. “We took the decision to speed up the timetable for the delivery of these highly effective Russian systems,” Putin […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-turkey-agree-to-speed-up-delivery-of-s-400s-putin-71624/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin’s claim to have developed a new generation of missile that is impervious to any Western shield has highlighted a gap in America’s already imperfect missile-defense network. In a national address Thursday, Putin described several advances in missile technology, including a hypersonic weapon that can fly at many times the speed of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-defense-system-not-ready-for-hypersonic-threats-71529/

DefenceTalkMore than 2,500 U.S. personnel will take part in a joint exercise with Israel next month aimed at improving interoperability, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters today. Juniper Cobra is a U.S. European Command missile defense exercise with the Israel Defense Forces that will take place March 4 to March 15, Army Col. Rob Manning said. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/upcoming-joint-us-israeli-exercise-aims-to-improve-interoperability-71519/