By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 13 January 2023 WASHINGTON — When U.S. Space Force leaders proposed a new missile warning and tracking architecture last year in the service’s budget request, they called it a bridging strategy — a way to maintain existing capabilities until new ones are fielded. “We
By Arie Egozi, Published by Breaking Defense, 6 January 2023 According to Israeli sources, there are negotiations in different levels with Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania currently underway for the Rafael Spyder system. TEL AVIV — A number of European nations are in active negotiation to purchase the Rafael
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 30 November 2022 WFOV will operate as an early warning satellite to detect ballistic missile launches WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has received initial images from a new missile-warning satellite launched in July, Millennium Space Systems announced Nov. 29. The Boeing-owned company is
By Kevin Knodell, Published by Star Advertiser, 23 November 2022 Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir will lead the new organization, which initially will be made up of fewer than a hundred troops, known as Guardians. The newest branch of the U.S. military opened its first regional command Tuesday in Hawaii: U.S.
‘Hit-to-kill interceptors’ aim to repel potential strikes from North By Josh Smith, Published by Swissinfo.com, 22 November 2022 SEOUL (Reuters) - A new South Korean anti-ballistic missile system conducted its first successful intercept this month, media reports said on Tuesday, the country's latest step in boosting its defences against North
JS Maya (DDG-179) fires an SM-3 BlockIIA on Nov. 16, 2022. JMSDF Photo By Dzirhan Mahadzir, Published by USNI News, 21 November 2022 Two Japanese Maya-class destroyers successfully test-fired SM-3 interceptors against ballistic missile targets off Hawaii last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on Monday. The tests
By Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Published by Breaking Defense, 21 November 2022 GhostEye® MR has made a lot of headway since its debut at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in October 2021. “It’s hard to believe that only a year has passed since we introduced the new
By Arie Egozi, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 November 2022 The Missile Defense Directorate in the Israeli Ministry of Defense is coordinating the related projects performed by some Israel defense companies. This is funded mostly with special budgets earmarked for the need to address a very critical threat. TEL AVIV
