Honolulu Star Advertiser: A $30 million missile touted as a possible second layer of defense for Hawaii from North Korean threats reportedly failed in its first-ever flight from Kauai’s Aegis Ashore facility today when it did not intercept a target representing an intermediate-range ballistic missile. U.S. Pacific Command put out a statement saying only: “The… read more
KITV News: A defense missile test conducted Wednesday morning off Kauai was reportedly unsuccessful. Island News confirmed the test took place off Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, and both CNN and the Associated Press report the interceptor, known as Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, missed its target. In a statement the U.S. Missile Defense agency confirmed… read more
America’s Navy: ALEXANDRIA, Va. (NNS) — Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Zachary Quirk was honored as the Navy’s Missile Defender of the Year at the annual Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) awards banquet in Alexandria, Virginia, Jan. 12. Quirk is assigned to USS Russell (DDG 59) homeported in San Diego. Rear Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., Program… read more
US Army: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Amid ever-increasing threats from around the world, 2017 was a seminal year for United States missile defense. The Soldiers of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) experienced a productive — and demanding — year, and one Soldier was recognized for his efforts. Each year, the Missile Defense… read more
Task and Purpose: A groundbreaking missile defense test is expected soon on Kauai that has ramifications for the defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missiles. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is expected to fire a Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA, an enhanced-capability missile co-developed with Japan, from the Aegis Ashore test facility at the Pacific… read more
Honolulu Star Advertiser: A groundbreaking missile defense test is expected soon on Kauai that has ramifications for the defense of Hawaii from North Korean ballistic missiles. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is expected to fire a Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA, an enhanced-capability missile co-developed with Japan, from the Aegis Ashore test facility at the Pacific… read more
Business Insider: The US Air Force has had air-to-air missiles that lock on to hot, flying targets for decades, and an ICBM is essentially that in its first stage. And it’s not just a theory. In 2007, Lockheed Martin got $3 million to look into an air-to-air hit-to-kill missile system. In 2014, a test seemed… read more
Al Arabiya English: The Houthi militia’s claim of targeting of the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant represents a major shift in the militant group’s propaganda in the Yemen war. The statement issued on Sunday claimed that a ‘winged’ cruise missile targeted the power plant located 600 kilometers south of Abu Dhabi. While the… read more
i24NEWS: Strictly Security with Barbara Opall-Rome Saudi and Emirati Patriots are making missile defense history, with >150 intercepts of Yemen-launched TBMs since 2015. Watch the full video… read more
Popular Mechanics: Middle Eastern countries armed with the U.S.-made Patriot missile system have shot down over 100 ballistic missiles in the past two years, DefenseNews reports. The article highlights the largely underreported missile war between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side and Yemeni Houthi rebels and their Iranian backers on the… read more