Inside Defense: The Pentagon is again signaling the release of the long-awaited Missile Defense Review is imminent. John Rood, under secretary of defense for policy, said the review would be out in “the next few weeks” during a Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance event on Capitol Hill today. “I’m very desirous of pushing it out as… read more
Spec Ops Magazine: China has moved ahead of the United States with several dozen successful hypersonic missile tests that Washington cannot ignore, Missile Defense Agency commander Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves said on Tuesday. “The Chinese contain now done several dozen successful hypersonic (missile) tests… we just cannot (ignore),” Greaves told a meeting held by the… read more
Sea Power Magazine: WASHINGTON — The nation cannot defend itself and its allies against the emerging missile threats, including hypersonic weapons, without space assets, a trio of top Pentagon officials said Sept. 4. “We cannot do what we need to do in missile defense without space,” said Michael Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research… read more
International Business Times: The Pentagon is looking into the possibility of deploying weapons in space to defend the United States and its allies from missile attacks. The Defense Department is following congressional orders and looking at putting interceptor missiles in space, John Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, said Tuesday at a conference organized by… read more
ExecutiveGov: John Rood, defense undersecretary for policy, has said building a network of space-based sensors designed to detect and track missile threats is “not a provocative act” and would allow the U.S. to prepare for possible attacks, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. “If the U.S. pursues a space sensor layer, it watches, it detects what others are… read more
Air Force Magazine: The US must use space-based sensors to protect itself from the increasing threat of hypersonic weapons, said top Pentagon leaders and the head of the Missile Defense Agency on Tuesday. The current US missile defense system meets today’s threat, but the Missile Defense Agency needs additional developments and investment to “get ahead,”… read more
Defense News: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s long-awaited Missile Defense Review has been delayed more than just a few times, but the under secretary of defense for policy said he’s hopeful it’s coming out very soon. “It will be coming soon to a theater near you,” John Rood, told an audience at a Missile Defense Advocacy… read more
Sputnik News: WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – China has moved ahead of the United States with several dozen successful hypersonic missile tests that Washington cannot ignore, Missile Defense Agency commander Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves said on Tuesday. “The Chinese have now done several dozen successful hypersonic (missile) tests… we just cannot (ignore),” Greaves told a meeting held… read more
Washington Free Beacon: The Pentagon is studying the deployment of space-based missiles and new sensors to counter the growing threat of high-speed missile attacks from China and Russia, senior defense officials said Tuesday. Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said a network of 1,000 missile interceptors deployed on satellite launchers, could be… read more
Space News: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to build a constellation of warning satellites to defend the United States and allies from missile attacks. Congress also directed the Pentagon to study the possibility of deploying weapons in space to shoot down enemy missiles. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy John Rood said… read more