Soldiers from the 52d Air Defense Artillery Brigade joined U.S. Air Force airmen from the 606th and 103rd Air Control Squadrons and Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 2 for an Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer, or ADAFCO, qualification event at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Air Warfare Center, Aug. 19-28. The training tested their ability to track and defeat complex aerial threats as a synchronized joint team.

The Department of War announced the believed to be death of a U.S. Army 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Jordan. Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, is believed to have been killed in action on July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The incident is under investigation

1st Lt. Kendrick L. Key Jr., a 27-year-old native of Richmond, Virginia and platoon leader for 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, received the Soldier’s Medal for sacrificing his life in a valiant attempt to save a fellow Soldier, leaving behind a legacy of extraordinary heroism that will forever be honored.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Glenn Henke assumed command of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command from Brig. Gen. Curtis King in a ceremony on June 18 at Sembach Kaserne, Germany.

The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade held its second-ever change of command ceremony on June 16, 2026, at Sembach Kaserne, Germany, with U.S. Army Col. Steven Rachamim assuming command from outgoing commander Col. Haileyesus 'Hailey' Bairu.

U.S. Army air defenders from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command highlighted the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative and the need for faster military innovation during a presentation at the Association of the United States Army’s Speakers Corner on the opening day of Eurosatory 2026.

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class David Trowbridge steadies a soldering iron over a small circuit board, building components for a drone he and his fellow Soldiers will soon test in the field. Across the workspace, Spc. Titirrel Braynen watches a radar screen as a small quadcopter drifts through the system’s detection range; an unassuming aircraft that represents one of the fastest-growing threats on today’s battlefield. Together, they are part of a unit that is redefining how the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative develops and tests air defense technology; in real training environments by the Soldiers who will actually use it.

The 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (52d ADA BDE) is testing and evaluating new counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (c-UAS) capabilities, including IonStrike, a radar-agnostic, low-cost kinetic interceptor designed to strengthen layered defense against Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). IonStrike, produced by DZYNE Technologies, offers a potential new mid-range intercept capability for air defense formations facing increasingly complex UAS threats. The system integrates with existing command-and-control architectures, including the Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) System and the Integrated Battle Command System Maneuver (IBCS-M), enabling Soldiers to employ the interceptor through systems they already use to detect, track, classify, and engage one-way attack drones.

Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command conducted air defense training and live fire in Capu Midia during Exercise Dynamic Front 26, the U.S. Army’s largest fires interoperability exercise in Europe. The training strengthened how allied and partner forces integrated offensive fires and defensive fires and reinforced NATO readiness in a complex security environment.