Army eyes autonomous missile launcher and 1,000-kilometer strikes
The capabilities are still in the research stages but are showing promise.
By Todd South
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Soldier creates device that speeds up Apache missile system rearming
A wheelbarrow-like cart cut an 8-minute job to under a minute.
By Todd South
South Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm North Korea
South Korea’s president said Thursday that many “critical moments” still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea’s recent outreach to Seoul and Washington.
Iran says will negotiate if West dismantles nuclear arsenal
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that a top military commander says Iran will negotiate over its missile program if the U.S. and Europe dismantle their nuclear programs.
Coercive tactics? Putin touts Russia’s ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons
Russia's president claimed that Russia's new "invincible" missiles could overcome any present or future missile defense systems.
By Daniel Cebul
US Strategic Command chief: It’s taking way too long to get space-based missile defense
Gen. John Hyten has vowed to push harder for space-based missile defense sensors at an air and missile defense forum.
By Jen Judson
North Korean envoy, in South, opens door to US talks
A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said Sunday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare step toward diplomacy between enemies after a year of North Korean missile and nuclear tests and direct threats of war from both Pyongyang and Washington.
Report: Hawaii wasn't ready to handle missile threat alert
Hawaii’s nuclear missile scare showed that the state began testing alerts before fully developing a plan to address the ballistic missile threat and that a public outreach campaign months earlier wasn’t effective, said a report released Tuesday.
Failed missile test off of Kauai costs $130 million
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency spent a total of $130 million on a failed missile test off of Kauai.
Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military funding, with a focus on great power competition with Russia and China.
Mattis: No such thing as a ‘tactical’ nuclear weapon, but new cruise missile needed
When is a nuclear weapon tactical, and when is it strategic? It's pretty cut and dry for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
By Aaron Mehta
The US could be getting 2 new nuclear capabilities. Here are the details.
The Pentagon wants to put two new nuclear capabilities into the Navy. Here's what you need to know.
By Aaron Mehta