South Korea Funds Missile Defense Acquisition
On August 15, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense announced it would spend about $240 billion on missile defense in the 2020-2024 period. Under the budget plan, the Blue House would…
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Bahrain to Purchase US Patriot Missiles
On August 13, Bahrain signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot air and missile defense system from the United States. The U.S. Department of State had previously approved the sale…
Refurbished Patriot Shipped to Netherlands
On July 13, the Royal Netherlands Army received its first shipment of recapitalized Patriot fire units from the United States. Under the $105 million sale, the U.S. Army is replacing…
US State Department Approves PAC-3 Sale to Germany
On July 12, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 50 Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) surface-to-air missiles to Germany. The PAC-3 MSE can…
Coup-proofing? Making Sense of Turkey’s S-400 Decision
On July 12, Turkey received the first elements of the S-400, a fourth-generation surface-to-air Russian missile system. Few recent weapon sales have been as geopolitically charged as this one. U.S….
Qatar Agrees to Patriot, NASAMS Sale
On July 9, Qatar announced in a joint statement its intent to purchase additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air (NASAMS) missile systems from the United States. Qatar first purchased Patriot…
US, Romania Conduct Saber Guardian Air Defense Exercise Over Black Sea
On June 20, the United States 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command engaged in an air defense exercise over the Black Sea alongside Romanian forces in Capu Midia, Romania. Known…
US, European Allies Conduct Astral Knight 2019 Air and Missile Defense Exercise
In early June, the U.S. Air Force conducted air and missile defense drills alongside multiple allies at Aviano Air Base in Italy and other locations in Europe. Known as Astral…
US Army Issues Request for Patriot LTAMDS Prototype
In a request for proposals issued May 14, the U.S. Army has solicited new prototype radars for its Patriot modernization effort. Initiated in 2017, the Lower Tier Air-and-Missile Defense Sensor…
US State Department Approves PAC-3 Sales to Bahrain, UAE
On May 3, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 air defense system to Bahrain. This would mark the first Patriot sale to…