DefenceTalkChina launched its first ground-based midcourse missile defense interception test in four years on Monday, a move experts said would further improve China’s long-range missile defense capability during wartime. The test met expectations and was conducted in Chinese territory, the Defense Ministry said in an online statement on Tuesday. The test was defensive in nature […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-tests-ground-missile-defense-system-71435/

DefenceTalkA test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday (Jan 31), a defence official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less than a year. The test using the Aegis Ashore system occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, Missile Defence Agency spokesman Mark Wright said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-of-us-japanese-missile-interceptor-fails-again-71389/

DefenceTalkTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Turkish and Russian officials would meet in the coming days to finalise the deal for Russia to supply its latest S-400 air-defence system to Ankara. “Officials will come together in the coming week to finalise the necessary work on the S-400 issue I wish them success,” Erdogan […]https://www.defencetalk.com/erdogan-says-officials-to-meet-to-finalise-russia-defence-deal-70995/

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/

DefenceTalkMore than 200 soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command participated in Artemis Strike 2017, a German-led multinational tactical live fire exercise Nov. 2-9, 2017 at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment worked with more than 650 German airmen from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-artemis-strike-showcases-us-army-multinational-forces-70809/

DefenceTalkSweden announced Tuesday it has chosen the US Patriot missile defence system over that of a Franco-Italian rival, in an estimated one billion-euro deal. The choice is in line with 2015 strategy to avoid “the degradation” of regional security, and boost the country’s armed forces operational capacity after years of austerity, the Swedish defence ministry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sweden-picks-us-patriot-missile-system-over-european-rival-70761/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin says an agreement to sell Russian missiles to Saudi Arabia does not pose a threat to any other country. Speaking on October 9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the deal to supply the long-range S-400 air-defense missile systems to Riyadh “isn’t directed against any third country.” He was responding to a question asking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-defends-missile-deal-with-saudi-arabia-70651/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia have agreed a deal to purchase S-400 missile defense systems from Russia on Thursday, during the state visit of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz to Moscow. The deal will allow the kingdom to acquire one of the most advanced missile defense platforms in the world. The S-400 Triumf is an anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic missile and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-agrees-deal-for-russian-s-400-missile-defense-systems-70587/

DefenceTalkAustralia’s new frigates will be equipped with a long-range missile defence system to counter threats from rogue states like North Korea, officials announced Tuesday. Canberra in May revealed details of a massive shipbuilding strategy, its largest peacetime naval investment, including 12 new submarines and 12 offshore patrol vessels. The Aus$89 billion (US$70 billion) package to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australias-new-frigates-to-feature-long-range-missile-defence-system-70580/

DefenceTalkThe delivery of Russian-made S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems to Turkey will begin within two years, Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industry Ismail Demir said. “I do not want to give a concrete date because talks are under way to advance it. But I can tell that the delivery of S-400 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-start-delivering-s-400-systems-to-turkey-within-two-years-70562/