"Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey assumed command of Space and Missile Defense Command and the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense from Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler during a change of command Jan. 9 at the Von Braun III auditorium."
"U.S. Forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles. These missiles were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and presented an imminent threat to both merchant and U.S. Navy ships in the region."
"With tensions spiking in the Middle East, U.S. forces in the region are facing increasing threats as a Navy warship shot down missiles appearing to head toward Israel Thursday and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks."
On February 9, the U.S. Air Force successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California. The missile flew roughly 6,800 km before splashing near Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
On May 25, North Korea test fired three missiles toward the country’s eastern waters. One of the missiles appeared to be North Korea’s Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). South Korean defense officials said that the missile flew only 360 km, which is significantly shorter than its full range. The launches occurred just after President Biden...
On May 18, the Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully executed the first flight test of an indigenously-developed naval antiship missile. The Naval Anti-Ship Missile (Short Range), or NASM-SR, is the first antiship missile developed by the Indian Navy. An Indian Navy Sea King helicopter released the missile, which followed a...
On May 19, 2022, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus purchased an unspecified number of Iskander missiles and S-400 air defense systems from Russia. According to Lukashenko, Belarus obtained as many Iskander missiles and S-400 systems as its military “needed.” This announcement comes as Belarus continues to allow the Russian military to use land in...
On May 12, the USS Montgomery (LCS-8) test fired three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles at a land-based target. This marked the first time a Littoral Combat Ship had fired missiles in a land-attack. The U.S. Navy ship—which was cruising in the Pacific Ocean—successfully hit the target located several nautical miles away. The ship coordinated with...
On May 12, North Korea test fired three short-range ballistic missiles from the Sunan area located near Pyongyang into the waters between the east coast of North Korea and Japan’s exclusive economic zone. No aircraft or vessels were reported to have been damaged as a result of the launches. According to South Korean and Japanese...
On May 7, North Korea test fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missile appears to have been fired from a submarine located on the east coast of North Korea. It reportedly ranged 600 km and reached an altitude of 60 km before falling into the Sea...
