MQ-9 Reaper Scored Air-to-Air Kill in 2017
In November 2017, an MQ-9 Reaper UAV conducted a successful air-to-air intercept of a small aerial drone target. Although an unclassified event, reports of the intercept only received public attention…
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Army Tests IBCS Network
The U.S. Army carried out a Soldier Checkout Event, dubbed SCOE 4.0, in which Army personnel employed the in-development Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The…
US Approves $501 Million Missile Defense Sale to South Korea
On September 14, the U.S. State Department approved South Korea to purchase 64 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missiles; nine Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio…
US and Japan Successfully Test SM-3 IB Threat Update
On September 11, the United States and Japan successfully intercepted a separating ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) IB Threat Update (TU) interceptor off the coast of Hawaii….
State Department Approves Patriot Sale to the Netherlands
On September 5, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced U.S. State Department approval for the potential sale of MIM-104 Patriot fire units to the Netherlands. According to the DSCA…
US Army Receives Ukrainian 3D Radar System
According the the import/export tracking website ImportGenius, the U.S. Army Contracting Command has received at least one Ukrainian-made 36D6M1-1 3D mobile air defense radar system. The shipment’s bill of landing…
US to Modify Aircraft for Ballistic Missile Defense Tests
On July 20, the Department of Defense announced that it would adjust a contract to repurpose three Gulfstream IIB aircraft to assist in ballistic missile defense testing. According to the…
Turkey Might Procure S-400 Sooner Than Planned
On August 21, Russia’s Interfax newswire reported that Turkey will receive the S-400 Triumf air defense system from Russia in 2019 instead of 2020, as initially announced last year. Turkey…
State Department Approves Potential Sale of SM-2 Block IIIA to Denmark
On July 31, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced U.S. State Department approval for the potential sale of SM-2 Block IIIA missiles to Denmark, stating, “The State Department has…
Minuteman III Flight Test Terminated After Anomaly Detected
On July 31, the U.S. Air Force initiated the test flight of an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California bound for…