Israel Nation News: A report over the weekend said that the United States was likely to remove its Patriot missile defense batteries from Jordan. In a statement, Riki Ellison, Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) said that with the missile threat against Jordan from Syria greatly reduced, there was less of a need for… read more
Washington D.C. – August 24, 2015 — The persistent, 360 degree overhead view provided by the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) tethered aerostats is critically needed in regions strategically vital to the United States where airborne threats are proliferating, said Riki Ellison, Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance… read more
Mike Gruss Space News: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, which for years has failed to win funding for an operational constellation of missile tracking satellites, now envisions a partnership with the U.S. Air Force on a system that would also perform space surveillance, a top service priority, an MDA official said. Richard Ritter,… read more
The Diplomat: On June 6, the United States and Japan successfully conducted a live-fire test of a jointly developed new ballistic missile interceptor at a U.S. Navy sea range. Raytheon Co’s next-generation Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA, has been under joint development by the U.S. defense firm Raytheon and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the country’s… read more
Reuters: The United States and Japan announced on Sunday the first live-fire test of Raytheon Co’s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile that is being jointly developed by the two countries for several billion dollars. Rick Lehner, spokesman for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, said the test conducted on Saturday from the Point Mugu… read more
Reuters: The United States and Japan on Sunday announced the first live fire test of Raytheon Co’s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile that is being jointly developed by the two countries for a combined cost of around $2 billion. Rick Lehner, spokesman for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, said the test conducted on… read more
Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Friday announced plans to deploy a new long-range radar in central Alaska that would help the U.S. missile defense system better discern potential enemy missiles launched by Iran or North Korea and increase the capacity of interceptors in the ground in Alaska and California. Raytheon… read more
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama is expected to make a renewed U.S. push next week to help Gulf allies create a region-wide defense system to guard against Iranian missiles as he seeks to allay their anxieties over any nuclear deal with Tehran, according to U.S. sources. The offer could be accompanied by enhanced security commitments,… read more
MDAA Press Release: London – April 24, 2015 — NATO’s European missile defense policy, long aimed only at countering missile threats from the Middle East, should be adapted to address the threat of short-range missiles from Russia, said Riki Ellison, chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance in a statement yesterday. “Today in Europe, the direct ballistic… read more
This interview features MDAA Chairman Riki Ellison discussing his recent trip to Israel and Jordan, Iran’s development of ICBM technology, the North Korean threat, hypersonic glide vehicles and cruise missiles, and the Obama Administration’s record on missile defense with Frank Gaffney of Secure Freedom Radio. http://s61.podbean.com/pb/1f514b97b3d6bc1efc008186dea6dd2a/552bfc65/data2/blogs18/266312/uploads/04032015_Seg4_Ellison_web.mp3… read more