By Azriel Bermant, Published by Foreign Policy, 12 August 2022 In Europe and the Middle East, plans for missile defense are a mixed blessing. In June, Jordanian King Abdullah II caused a stir when he remarked that he would support the establishment of a NATO-like military alliance in the Middle
By Jen Judson, Published by DefenseNews, 12 August 2022 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Protecting the continental U.S. and Guam from missiles and hypersonic weapons are the top priorities for the Missile Defense Agency, Vice Adm. Jon Hill, the MDA director, said in an interview with Defense News. At the top of
By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 12 August 2022 Long-Range Discrimination Radar aims to distinguish hunter-killer satellites from space debris and live warheads from decoys The United States is wrapping up tests of its new Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) as part of a significant upgrade of its missile defense
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 10 August 2022 The LRDR not only will improve ballistic missile tracking for homeland defense, but also will contribute to space domain awareness, said Northern Command's Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Joey Lestorti. SMD 2022 — Northern Command is wrapping up testing of
By Kim Tong-Hyung, Published by DefenseNews, 10 August 2022 SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government stressed Wednesday it will make its own decisions in strengthening its defenses against North Korean threats, rejecting Chinese calls that it continue the polices of Seoul’s previous government that refrained from adding more U.S.
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 August 2022 Maxar will supply 14 satellite buses and provide support services as a subcontractor to L3Harris HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. DoD’s space
By Tanmay Kadam, Published by Eurasian Times, 4 August 2022 The US Army has completed an interceptor test of the Israeli Iron Dome Air Defense System. It was the second such test after two batteries of the surface-to-air missiles were delivered to the US Army in 2020. The test was
By Arie Egozi, Published by Breaking Defense, 3 August 2022 Sources said Israel had hoped Biden's visit would be an opportunity to convince the US to pitch in its own cash. TEL AVIV: Israel plans to pour about $150 million into the development of its laser air defense system known
