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
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 1 August 2022 WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers want to boost the Space Force’s budget by more than $2 billion to support missile warning satellite development, responsive launch capabilities and improved testing and training infrastructure. The proposed increase comes as part of the Senate
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 1 August, 2022 Assuming the Thursday launch goes as planned, the last of the satellites, SBIRS GEO-6, is expected to be up and running by "late spring, early summer" next year, according to Maj. Matt Blystone. WASHINGTON: The Space Force plans to launch
By Ji Da-gyum, Published by The Korea Herald, 31 July 2022 Seoul will take cautious, case-by-case approach to gradually expand trilateral military drills South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to jointly conduct a ballistic missile defense exercise to enhance military interoperability and readiness against escalating threats from
