U.S. Navy: DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) — Three surface warfare officers joined a growing base of top tacticians in the Surface Fleet by earning qualification as Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Warfare Tactics Instructors (WTI) from Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) during a ceremony here at the Aegis Training and Readiness Center… read more
USNI News: Existing radars don’t provide the almost-split-second warning needed to keep Guam, carrier strike groups in the Pacific and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa from being held hostage to a future hypersonic attack, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer said this week. Protecting ships and bases from the hypersonic missile threat is key to the… read more
Forbes: The recent midterm elections have exposed a political landscape that’s more divided than ever, with a Republican Senate pitted against a Democrat House; with Trump supporters pitted against Never Trumpers; and all deeply at odds on issues from guns and illegal immigration to tax cuts and health care. Abraham Lincoln famously said, “A house… read more
The Diplomat: I’ve been asked to address an important topic that is overdue for serious attention in the area of international disarmament studies and arms control. I’ll be building on the earlier presentation we received from on the state of long-range conventional weapon technology worldwide and focus mainly international security implications of hypersonic weapons, focusing… read more
Jane’s 360: Israeli military officials have expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Rafael Iron Dome air-defence system during a brief but intense escalation with Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and other groups fired approximately 460 projectiles into southern Israel on 12/13 November: the most intense barrage ever… read more
DVIDS: Fourteen Air Defenders from across the globe graduated on November 14, from Class 701-18 Patriot Master Gunner (PMG) course held at Osan Air Base, South Korea, with senior leaders and family members in attendance. The new PMG’s were recognized for their hard work and completing this milestone in their careers. The course is both… read more
Space News: Industry watchers were surprised last month when the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command announced it was ending the Kestrel Eye small satellite experiment. The $2 million project was to test the use of small satellites in direct support of Army forces on the ground. But the Army’s interest in small… read more
The National Interest: ARPA calls it “counter-hypersonics.” The rest of us would call it a way — or a prayer — to stop nuclear warheads coming down on our heads at 20 times the speed of sound. DARPA, the Pentagon’s pet research agency, wants an interceptor that can stop weapons that are hypersonic (travel faster… read more
Defense News: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department is planning to increase investments in directed-energy systems used for missile defense over the next several budget cycles, according to the department’s top technology adviser. Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said Tuesday he expects to have usable directed-energy weaponry in the hands of… read more
World Israel News: he IDF deployed the Iron Dome defense system to protect its citizens from a barrage of over 300 rockets launched at Israel’s south on Monday. The footage below captures the technology in action. Watch the video… read more