On August 17, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and Foreign Minister Taro Kono met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss the…
An Israeli television report on Tuesday showed satellite images indicating a Scud missile factory capable of production and underground storage of ballistic missiles is currently under construction in northwest Syria,…
On August 14, the New York Times reported that North Korea’s recent successes in testing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) have been facilitated by purchasing Ukrainian rocket engines on the…
On August 13, in response to new U.S. sanctions the Iranian parliament overwhelming passed legislation allotting $800 million in additional spending for several military and intelligence projects, including the country’s…
On August 8, the Washington Post reported on Defense Intelligence Agency analysis indicating that North Korea had successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead, capable of being fitted onto an ICBM. President…
On August 10, President Trump announced his administration’s intentions for a “billions of dollars” increase in missile defense spending. The President told reporters, “We are going to be increasing our…
On July 27, the U.S. Navy successfully conducted an AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) test. AMDR detected and tracked a medium-range ballistic missile target. AMDR is planned to…
On August 2, the U.S. Air Force successfully test fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Fired out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the missile traveled…
On July 28, North Korea carried out a second flight test of its Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile. According the North Korean news sources, the missile flew on lofted trajectory to…
On July 30, Chinese president Xi Jinping presided over a large military parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). China unveiled its new…