Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

Yesterday, Admiral William E. Gortney testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the U.S. Northern Command and U.S Southern Command FY16 Defense Authorization Request hearing. Admiral Gortney’s testified on the critical role that sensors play in the ballistic missile defense mission. When asked by Senator McCain about what he viewed as the greatest impact… read more

It is extremely rare that a foreign Head of State addresses our United States Congress without the consent of the President. In dramatic fashion to standing ovations, the Prime Minster of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu- made a speech seeking to influence the U.S. Congress yesterday. In his opening remarks the Prime Minster graciously gave thanks… read more

Earlier today, North Korea launched two short-ranged ballistic missiles in an apparent response to the annual joint U.S. and South Korean military exercises about to commence. The missiles were fired from the town of Nampo, on North Korea’s western coast on the Yellow Sea, and flew around 500 kilometers across North Korean territory and landed… read more

Washington D.C. – February 25, 2015 –Three Aegis BMD ships tracked and discriminated three short-ranged target ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning near Wallops Island, VA. One of the three ships, the USS Barry (DDG-52) used the newest Aegis BMD Baseline 9 system, with much greater capability than the majority of U.S. Aegis BMD ships currently operating.… read more

On Tuesday morning, off the coast of Virginia near Wallops Island, three United States Aegis BMD Destroyers – the USS Barry(DDG-52), USS Carney(DDG-64) and USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) collaborated together to track, discriminate a raid of three target ballistic missiles and efficiently choose amongst the three floating platforms the best interceptor solutions and interceptors amongst the… read more

Yesterday evening in Yokosuka, Japan, MDAA hosted a recognition of the U.S. 7th Fleet and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces’ Aegis BMD mission highlighting the ships and crews of the USS Shiloh (CG-67) and the JS Kirishima (DDG-174) that are deployed there. Our first speaker, Vice Admiral Masao Kawamura, the Commander of Fleet Escort Force… read more

Yokosuko, Japan – February 24, 2015 — Yesterday, at an event sponsored by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, the commanders and over 100 crewmembers of the USS Shiloh (CG-67) and JS Kirishima (DDG-174) Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) ships joined together to be recognized for their contributions to the defense of Japan and maintaining peace… read more

Last Saturday, North Korea launched five short-ranged ballistic missiles into the sea, and test launched an anti-ship cruise missile. The day before these missile launches, North Korea threatened to bring “final doom to the U.S. mainland,” after claiming to have a miniaturized nuclear warhead capability. UN sancations and U.S. officials, to no success, have repeatedly… read more

Dear Members and Friends, Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Dr. Ashton Carter as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. This approval sets the stage for his formal confirmation by the United States Senate at large in a vote to take place in the next few days. Dr. Ash… read more

Yesterday, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance hosted a roundtable discussion on U.S. Homeland Missile Defense with a bipartisan group of Congressional Staffers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives at the United States Capitol. We were honored to have the two most premier experts in the nation on the Ground Based Midcourse Missile… read more