"... Biden's weekend decision to permit such strikes drew stark new warnings from lawmakers and Russian media close to President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. was escalating the nearly three-year conflict at the risk of sparking a new world war...."
Reference: www.yahoo.com .
"...Sgt. Travis Rogers took note of the excessive manpower, time and safety requirements each time his team had to swap out a key piece of gear on an Apache helicopter during rapid refueling and rearming.
The AH-64 Apache’s Reduced Crashworthy External Fuel System, or RCEFS, on the Hellfire missile launcher occasionally needs replacing during the brief refuel and rearm periods that occur in training or combat. ...Currently the cart is in its testing phase at Fort Campbell, according to a service release."
"...Taiwan will spend NT$70.6 billion (US$2.2 billion) on weapons from the US next year amid the escalating threat from mainland China. The island’s defence ministry said Taipei has signed contracts with the United States for 21 procurement projects, totalling NT$716.6 billion, with final payments scheduled to be made in 2031. “Of this total, approximately NT$373.1 billion has already been paid...29 HIMARS rocket systems, and 100 Harpoon land-based missile systems."
Reference: www.scmp.com .
"...If confirmed by the Senate, he would inherit the top job during a series of global crises — ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies to the push for a ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and escalating worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea. ...Hegseth has been an advocate of Israel"
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"...The authorization by the Biden administration for Ukraine to use US long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory marks a new and dangerous escalation in the US-NATO war against Russia. The move, followed just two days later by Ukrainian attacks using the weapons, underscores the unrelenting drive by US and NATO powers to intensify the conflict, regardless of the catastrophic consequences. ..."
Reference: World Socailist Website (www.wsws.org) .
"...KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday...The developments marked a worrying new escalation in the conflict that has repeatedly ratcheted up international tensions"
Reference: nationalpost.com .
"...President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Moscow..."
Reference: apnews.com .
"...The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia in the remaining two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The latest tranche of weapons comes as worries grow about an escalation in the conflict..."
Reference: www.military.com .
"...A woman was killed and dozens of others were wounded in several rocket barrages fired by Hezbollah on Monday, as the terror group launched more than 100 rockets at northern Israel and one missile at the country’s center throughout the day. The woman, identified as Safaa Awad, 41, was killed and dozens of others wounded..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"...President Biden has authorized Ukraine's military to use U.S.-provided long-range missiles on targets inside Russian territory, senior U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News on Sunday.
The senior U.S. official said the weapons will mostly focus on the Kursk region of Western Russia. The decision was first reported by The New York Times.
According to the official, Biden's decision was spurred by the Russian decision to invite 10,000 North Korean soldiers into the fight against Ukraine..."
MORE READING: This is not Ukraine's first use of long-range missiles to strike Russia "Ukraine Uses Long-Range Missiles Secretly Provided by US to Hit Russian-Held Areas, Officials Say"; Associated Press | By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp; Published April 24, 2024 at 3:02pm ET
"...Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg won a five-year contract from the US Navy worth around US$900 million to supply anti-ship missiles, in what the company says is its biggest missile contract ever. ...The fixed-price contract is valued at 10 billion Norwegian kroner (US$896 million), with options that could lift the cumulative value to about 12 billion kroner. The company will also supply the missile to the U.S. Marine Corps for the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS."
Reference: www.navytimes.com .
"...The years-long saga over the question of where U.S. Space Command is to be headquartered will be resolved in the first week of President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration, Chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee and Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers says. Anticipated as one of President Trump’s many first executive actions, it will reverse President Joe Biden’s political, and arguably illegal decision in 2023 to headquarter Space Command in Colorado, despite numerous assessments identifying Huntsville as the superior location based on merit and operational criteria – including a 2022 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report obtained by Yellowhammer News declaring Huntsville as the No. 1 pick over No. 5 Colorado. ..."
Reference: yellowhammernews.com .
"...REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center team’s low-cost target served as a search track to test the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor system. A Black Dagger Zombie missile target..."
Reference: www.army.mil .
"...Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test..."
Reference: www.federaltimes.com .
"...Former President Trump told supporters Sunday that he wants to put former NFL player and failed GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker in charge of a new missile defense shield...Walker, a staunch ally of Trump, appeared at a rally in Macon, Ga. ...Trump, who spoke after Walker, said if elected, he would “build a missile defense shield all made in the USA,” and “put Herschel Walker in charge of that little sucker.” Trump over the past year has declared that he would create an “Iron Dome” for the United States in a second term, referring to the missile defense system used by Israel. On Sunday, he said “a lot of” such a system would be built in Georgia."
Reference: thehill.com .
"...Arab and Iranian officials also said Iran does not plan to limit its response to drones and missiles, like the previous attacks. Any missiles used in the future, the officials added, would have more powerful warheads. In the attack on Oct. 1, the WSJ reported, Iran said it mostly used four different types of medium-range ballistic missiles...."
Reference: www.foxnews.com .
"...AIM-9X Block II has lock-on after launch capability for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter and the F-22 Raptor advanced tactical fighter. ..."
Reference: www.militaryaerospace.com .
"...The North’s Korean Central News Agency identified the missile as a Hwasong-19 and called it “the world’s strongest strategic missile” and “the perfected weapon system. ...The Hwasong-19 was estimated to be at least 28 meters long (92 feet) while advanced U.S. and Russian ICBMs are less than 20 meters long (66 feet)"
Reference: www.military.com .
"...The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Denmark of AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $744 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. ...The Government of Denmark has requested to buy up to two hundred three (203) AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); and up to nine (9) AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM guidance sections ... The estimated total cost is $744 million. ... There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale."
Reference: www.dsca.mil .
"...The Japanese Defense Ministry said the ICBM-class missile was launched northeastward from near Pyongyang at around 7:11 a.m. and fell at around 8:37 a.m. outside Japan's exclusive economic zone west of Hokkaido's Okushiri Island, with no damage to planes and ships reported. ...logged a flight time of 86 minutes and traveled a distance of about 1,000 kilometers with a record altitude of over 7,000 km, is possibly "a new type"
Reference: english.kyodonews.net .
"...The strikes, which Israel’s Kan public broadcaster said reflected capabilities developed over two decades, indicated much greater freedom of operation for Israeli warplanes in striking Iran if the current conflict continues to escalate, as well as a setback in Tehran’s ability to continuously fire missiles at the Jewish state, which Jerusalem apparently hopes will serve as a deterrent against further attacks on the Jewish state.
The strikes targeted sites that reportedly include the secretive Parchin base near Tehran, which was used in the past for research and development of nuclear weapons, as well as a factory that manufactures drones.
The attacks on the air defenses caused “deep alarm” in Iran, The New York Times reported...
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"...The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $251.8 million. ...The principal contractor will be RTX Corporation, located in Arlington, VA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. ... There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale."
Reference: www.dsca.mil .
"...The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.16 billion. ...requested to buy three (3) National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) medium-range air defense solutions, that include: three (3) AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radar systems; one hundred twenty-three (123) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER); two (2) AMRAAM-C8 guidance sections; and four (4) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS). Also included are fire distribution centers (FDC); Canister Launcher Systems (CLS); electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems; Tactical Control Center (TCC) systems; FDC indoor training simulator; radar communication nodes; MIDS Link 16-capable radios; IPS 250X High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptions (HAIPE); KIV-77 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) Crypto Applique; AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers (DAGR) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL), code loaders and cable sets; AIM-120 control sections and containers; AMRAAM and AMRAAM-ER Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); AIM-120ER load trainers; weapon system support and support equipment; spare parts, consumables, accessories and repair and return support; classified software; classified and unclassified publications and technical documentation; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and contractor technical support, engineering and logistics support services; warranty services; Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO); and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $1.16 billion. ... There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale."
Reference: www.dsca.mil .
"...The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of PATRIOT Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450 million. ...The prime contractors will be RTX Corporation, located in Tewksbury, MA; Lockheed Martin, located in Dallas, TX; and Leidos, located in Huntsville, AL. ... There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale."
Reference: www.dsca.mil .
"...The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of TOW 2A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided, radio frequency missiles (BGM-71E-4B-RF), TOW 2B tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided, radio frequency missiles (BGM-71F-3-RF), and support and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $440 million. ..."
Reference: www.dsca.mil .
"...The U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense missiles, raising questions about the Pentagon’s readiness to respond to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe and a potential conflict in the Pacific.
Interceptors are fast becoming the most sought-after ordnance during the widening crisis in the Middle East, as Israel and other U.S. allies face an increasing ...
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"...Saturday, Hezbollah fired rockets on Israeli forces near the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon.
The terror group said it also launched drones against an Israeli air base south of Tel Aviv.
By mid-afternoon local time, Hezbollah had also fired about 80 rockets at northern Israel, according to an IDF tally. ...
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"...The agreement is for six missile-tracking satellites that will operate in medium Earth orbit...These satellites will carry specialized infrared sensors, developed by Boeing, capable of detecting and tracking both traditional ballistic missiles and newer hypersonic weapons, which are particularly challenging to track due to their speed and maneuverability. This constellation will fill a crucial gap in U.S. missile defense capabilities ..."
Reference: spacenews.com .
"...The Israeli military action comes after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed a "precise and deadly" response to the more than 180 missiles Iran targeted Israel with on Oct. 1, some of which were intercepted with the help of the U.S. ..."
Reference: www.foxnews.com .
"...The Yars, which can be deployed in silos or mounted on mobile launchers, has a range of up to 11,000 kilometers and is capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads.
Russia has carried out a series of nuclear drills this year in what security analysts say are signals intended to deter the West from intervening more deeply in the war in Ukraine. ..."
"...The Pentagon said Tuesday that the first of what will ultimately be about 100 U.S. troops have arrived along with some components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system − THAAD. It marks the first U.S. deployment of troops in Israel since the Hamas-led attacks a year ago that ignited the war in Gaza and reflects a possible expansion of the conflict. Major Gen. Pat Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a statement that some components of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery system arrived Sunday and that more were on the wayp> Reference: www.usatoday.com .
"...Israel has hinted it is plotting airstrikes to topple the Iranian regime as it seeks retaliation for its missile attack earlier this month. ...The declaration was made in English just a few days before Iran launched 200 missiles into Israel on October 1.
Netanyahu is hoping any future airstrikes will help"
"...Pentagon says deployment of THAAD system, associated crew of US military personnel, will help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented ballistic missile attacks..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"...The US Navy awarded Raytheon a $736 million contract to produce AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles of the improved Block II variant..."
Reference: thedefensepost.com .
"Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Israel should “destroy” Iran’s nuclear weapons program ...Iran launched nearly 200 missiles into Israel on Tuesday...“Israel should destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program. There are plenty of other things they could destroy as well, oil loading facilities, Revolutionary Guard bases and headquarters, ballistic missile assets,” Bolton said. He noted that Israel has twice now faced missile strikes from Iran"
Reference: thehill.com .
"...Separately, three people were treated by MDA paramedics in the Haifa Bay area. All three of the wounded were hit by shrapnel, one of whom is a 16-year-old in moderate condition, and another is approximately 50 years old and suffering from light wounds, MDA reported.
A total of eight people were brought to the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa for medical treatment, with one in serious condition and the rest suffering from minor wounds. ..."
"...JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third largest city Haifa on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East. Iran-backed Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group fighting Israel in Gaza, said it targeted a military base south of Haifa with "Fadi 1" missiles and launched another strike on Tiberias, 65 km (40 miles) away. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
"...Researchers have used commercial satellite imagery to identify more than 30 points where Iranian missiles appear to have impacted an air base in southern Israel. The imagery, taken by the company Planet the day after the strike, shows damaged hangars, buildings, taxiways, and a crater on one of the runways at Nevatim Airbase. Videos posted to social media showed multiple warheads striking the base during the Oct. 1 attack by Iran. ..."
Reference: www.npr.org .
"...Netanyahu has said Iran’s attack was a “big mistake” and that Tehran “will pay for it.” The White House agrees that Iran must suffer “severe consequences” for launching an attack on a U.S. ally. Many commentators, including the Wall Street Journal editorial board, have argued that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure should be on Israel’s target list, but when asked about this possibility on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden said he would not support an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites. ..."
Reference: foreignpolicy.com .
"Iran on Tuesday directly attacked Israel for a second time this year — launching nearly 200 rockets...Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg told The Post that the US should increase missile-defense contributions to Israel and provide “all all logistical and intelligence support it needs to do severe damage to Iran’s most lethal threats: its missile arsenal, its nuclear infrastructure and [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] command and control.”..."
Reference: nypost.com .
"...The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin a sole-source $3.2 billion firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for procurement of AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff (JASSM) missiles and AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM). The contract covers procurement of JASSM Lot 22 and Foreign Military Sales orders for Japan, the Netherlands, Finland, and Poland. Fiscal 2024 (Air Force) missile procurement funds in the amount of $1.5 billion; fiscal 2024 (Navy) weapon procurement funds in the amount of $176.3 million..."
Reference: forecastinternational.com .
"...Missile analyst Ralph Savelsberg breaks down public information about Iran's Fath-360 ballistic missile and how it might be used by Russia against Ukraine. ..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com .
"...Iran has fired missiles at Israel, and air raid sirens sounded across the country as residents were ordered to remain close to bomb shelters..."
Reference: www.military.com .
"... A senior White House official says the US believes Iran is preparing to “imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel.” “The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel,” a full statement reads. “We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” it continued. ..."
Reference: www.cnn.com .
"...The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, says that the projectiles included both missiles and drones and there was no damage to any of the three warships in the area. The official is citing initial information, which can change. The Houthis said earlier today that they targeted three US destroyers in the Red Sea with 23 ballistic and winged missiles..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"...Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a missile attack Wednesday morning that targeted the Mossad headquarters, the national intelligence agency of Israel, in Tel Aviv.
The Lebanese paramilitary organization touted its use of a “Qader 1” ballistic missile..."
"...North Korea continued a series of provocative maneuvers early Wednesday when, for the second time since Thursday, it fired a second round of short range ballistic missiles – a move experts say could be linked to the isolated country's suspected illicit supplying of arms to Russia ..."
Reference: www.france24.com .
"...In a series of coordinated attacks, Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel's Jezreel Valley early Sunday, targeting multiple locations, including Haifa, Ramat David air base, Nazareth, Afula and the lower Galilee. "Another barrage of Hezbollah rockets at Nazareth. The hometown of Jesus, a town which is 70% Muslim & 30% Christian and almost entirely Arab," noted American Evangelical leader Johnnie Moore, president of the Congress of Christian Leaders, on social media. "For months Hezbollah has been targeting the Galilee, the geographic heart of Jesus' ministry."..."
Reference: www.christianpost.com .
"...The Joint Standoff Weapon, already used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy and a number of allies, can hit targets over 70 miles away, giving Ukraine a major upgrade to the weapons it’s using to strike Russian forces and allowing them to do it at safer distances. The package, which is still being finalized according to two U.S. officials...State Department official declined to comment on a pending arms transfer. "
Reference: www.politico.com .
"...Hezbollah launched over 60 rockets into northern Israel, according to the group's affiliated Al-Mayadeen. ...Israel Police later confirmed that there were several fallen rockets in the northern district which has resulted in several fires being ignited. Israel's Fire and Rescue services are currently tackling the flames."
Reference: www.jpost.com .
"...MANILA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Philippines hopes to procure mid-range capability missiles in future and wants to utilise a U.S.-deployed Typhon system for its military training, with no immediate plan for it to be returned, a top security official said on Friday. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
"...Last week Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat, defending against a massive Russian aerial attack. But one of them crashed and killed its pilot, underscoring how even the missions initially thought to be of relatively lower risk are still dangerous.
"Flying fighters is a dangerous pursuit even in any situation," Vincent Aiello, a former US naval aviator who, in addition to flying F/A-18s, also flew the F-16 during his military career, told Business Insider.
Ukraine debut its F-16s to the world in early August ..."
"TEL AVIV—A new Houthi ballistic missile breached Israeli airspace on Sept. 15 before breaking up or perhaps being intercepted near Tel Aviv’s airport, revealing a new long-range threat from the Yemen-based movement aligned with Iran. ...Israeli military officials are disturbed that several interception attempts made by the long-range Arrow and short-range Iron Dome defensive systems failed to shoot-down the Houthi missile. “The whole incident is being investigated,” the IDF said. ..."
Reference: aviationweek.com .
"...Unveiled Sept. 16 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, the missile features a “significant increase” in the range compared to the AGM-158D Joint Air to Surface Missile-Extended Range and the AGM-158C3 Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, though the specific distance could not be provided.
Michael Rothstein, the vice president of strategy and requirements for air weapons and sensors at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control..."
"...the PLA’s concern over US-supplied MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defence Systems), which are viewed as a major threat if China proceeds with its dangerous plan to invade Taiwan. ..."
Reference: www.eurasiantimes.com .
"...The missile – claimed by the Houthis as an advanced surface-to-surface hypersonic missile – triggered air sirens across the country at about 6.30am, and local media aired footage of people racing to shelters at Ben Gurion international airport south-east of Tel Aviv. According to reports, it hit an open area in the Ben Shemen forest, causing a fire near Kfar Daniel. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The Israeli military is investigating whether the fire was the result of falling fragments caused by the interceptor missiles launched at the projectile, or if it successfully penetrated Israeli air defences as the Houthis have claimed. ..."
Reference: www.theguardian.com .
"...Hezbollah Strikes Israel | A Hezbollah missile attack from Lebanon wounded an Israeli reservist amid a barrage of over 100 rockets striking northern Israel. The reservist, part of Kibbutz Dan's security team, was seriously injured and taken to Haifa’s Rambam Hospital. While rockets caused damage in areas like Abirim and Kfar Szold..."
Reference: www.youtube.com .
"NASA will now use SpaceX to bring back astronauts stranded in space for over two months after Boeing's Starliner capsule experienced critical malfunctions. ...“We've had so many embarrassments lately; we're under a microscope. This just made it, like, 100 times worse,” the employee told the publication.
“We hate SpaceX,” the employee added. “We talk trash about them all the time, and now they’re bailing us out. It’s shameful. I’m embarrassed; I’m horrified.”
The employee also claimed that morale at Boeing is "in the toilet," with the company shifting the blame onto NASA...."
"...In March, the Group of Seven (G7) warned that they would impose coordinated sanctions on Iran if it carried out a missile transfer to Russia. This warning was repeated at NATO summit in Washington DC in July.
However, it is unclear what actions that administration of U.S. President Joe Biden might take. While Biden has repeatedly warned Iran not to take actions that would escalate the conflict in the Middle East, he has also refused to take any punitive steps against Iran for ignoring those warnings. ..."
"...RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—Ukraine is expected to make its case for the U.S. and its allies to remove restrictions barring it from using donated long-range weapons to strike targets in Russia ...a monthly meeting convened by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, which is also attended by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. The Sept. 6 meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group will “ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to defend its people from Russian aggression,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder said in a statement to Air & Space Forces Magazine. “Key focus areas will include bolstering Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, updates on UDCG capability coalitions—to include the Air Force Coalition, and the energizing of the defense industrial bases of Coalition nations to enable support to Ukraine for the long haul.” Kyiv has issued increasingly forceful and public calls to provide more help"
Reference: www.airandspaceforces.com .
"...The UK will send hundreds more short-range missiles to Ukraine, it was announced ahead of a summit where Volodymyr Zelensky asked for authorisation to strike targets deep inside Russia with Western-supplied weapons. ..."
Reference: www.bbc.com .
"..The Lebanese group, Hezbollah, announced Friday that it attacked several Israeli army sites and gatherings of soldiers in northern Israel as the army in Tel Aviv continued raids across southern Lebanon, Anadolu Agency reports. Hezbollah said fighters targeted spy equipment at the Israeli army’s Metula and Ruwaisat Al-Qarn sites with appropriate weapons. It also said it targeted Israeli soldiers in the Metula settlement and the army’s Zibdin barracks..."
Reference: www.middleeastmonitor.com .
"Iran recently transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war ...provision of ballistic missiles marks a significant escalation of Iran’s support for Russia. Iran has already provided Russia with hundreds of drones that Russian forces have used in their war against Ukraine, and Russia has been building a drone-manufacturing facility in country with Iran’s help, CNN has reported. Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations denied the transfer had been carried out in statement to CNN. ..."
Reference: www.cnn.com .
"...Raytheon was awarded a $1.3 billion follow-on contract by the U.S. army for its Javelin missiles, which has played a major role in Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, Lockheed said on Thursday. This latest agreement is part of a larger contract awarded last year, which could reach up to $7.2 billion for an "indefinite quantity" of missiles between 2023 and 2026. Since then, the joint venture has been ramping up Javelin production, with plans to reach an annual manufacturing capacity of around 4,000 missiles by late 2026. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
"...CHRISTCHURCH, News Zealand — Australia and the local subsidiary of Norway-based Kongsberg will establish a new missile production in the country, as the company joins other global munitions players in a multibillion-dollar, local push to ramp up munitions production. Construction of the new factory is slated to commence before year’s end, producing and servicing Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM). ..."
Reference: www.defensenews.com .
"...Enhancing uranium from 60 percent to 90 percent can be done much more quickly than getting it to the 60 percent level. The IAEA has estimated Iran would be able to build several nuclear weapons with its current inventory of uranium, if it completed the enrichment process. Iran’s stockpile is 22.6 kilograms larger than it was in May, when the IAEA produced its previous report. Even the smaller stockpile in May was still 30 times larger than Iran agreed to maintain in its 2015 nuclear deal with former President Barack Obama. ..."
Reference: www.breitbart.com .
"...build an “Iron Dome” in the U.S. as he laid out his military plans during a Monday address.
Trump, speaking Monday at a National Guard Association of the U.S. conference in Detroit, touted the creation of the Space Force, the sixth branch of the U.S. military. It was established in 2019 to protect U.S. assets in space from threats from Russia and China.
“One of my proudest achievements in my first term was to create Space Force..."
"...Teledyne Brown Engineering, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY). proudly announces the award of a $114 million Task Order under the Design, Development, Demonstration, and Integration (D3I) Domain 1 contract by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Under this contract, Teledyne Brown Engineering will..."
Reference: www.asdnews.com .
"Hezbollah bombarded Israel with 55 missiles ...Israeli military reported that 55 missiles were launched by the Lebanese militant group but added that no one was injured in the attack. Watch the video for more details."
Reference: timesofindia.indiatimes.com .
"...Boeing’s troubles do not end with its jet factory or its Starliner spacecraft.
Now, NASA’s internal watchdog group has issued a scathing report on the manufacturing process and those constructing future versions of the Space Launch System, another Boeing-made spacecraft that NASA procured to transport its astronauts back to the Moon.
NASA’s Inspector General found that Boeing’s quality management system at Marshall Space Flight Center’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans does not adhere to industry standards or NASA’s requirements, and the company has been, “largely non-responsive” and that’s just scratching the surface. ..."
"The theme for the 2024 symposium: Space and Integrated Air and Missile Defense, the key to victories in contested areas. You can watch all the videos from the symposium ..."
Reference: whnt.com .
"...One person seriously hurt; Pentagon head Austin discusses strike at al-Asad base with Gallant, both agree incident marks ‘dangerous escalation’ by Iran...one of the wounded Americans was seriously injured. The casualty count was based on initial reports which could still change, they said. “Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment,” one of the officials added. ..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"... ordered the deployment of additional fighter jets along with additional ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers to Europe and the Middle East in response to recent Iranian threats. ...The Pentagon is also taking steps to prepare to deploy additional land-based BMD systems. ... Department of Defense continues to take steps to mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or Iran’s partners and proxies,” she added. Both Iran and the Lebanese militant group vowed to retaliate against Israel"
Reference: alarabiya.net .
"... aid package for Ukraine totaling about $1.7 billion and largely consisting of missiles and ammunition for missile, artillery and air defense systems the US has previously provided to Ukraine. ... The USAI package includes missiles for Ukraine’s National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), a key air defense platform. It also includes ammunition for Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) "
Reference: CNN .
"...Huntsville’s contribution to ballistic missile defense for the U.S. and its allies will likely ramp up after Raytheon Technologies was awarded a contract worth nearly $2 billion this week..."
Reference: www.al.com .
"...If the U.S. implements such plans, we will consider ourselves free from the previously imposed unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter-range strike weapons, including increasing the capability of the coastal forces of our navy,” Putin said. He added that Moscow’s development of suitable systems is “in its final stage.” Both Washington and Moscow have in recent weeks signaled readiness to deploy intermediate-range ground-based weapons that were banned for decades under a 1987 U.S.-Soviet treaty. The U.S. pulled out of the agreement in 2019, accusing Moscow of conducting missile tests that violated it. ..."
Reference: abcnews.go.com .
"...An unnamed retired astronaut tells The Atlantic the obvious truth that NASA has been dancing around since the beginning of this space boondoggle: it's just too risky right now. "Of course they don’t feel comfortable putting them in the vehicle," the retired astronaut told the magazine, referring to the Starliner, which transported the astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) back in June and is meant to return them back home. "Otherwise they would have put them in it already."..."
Reference: futurism.com .
"...Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile struck a factory in the border community of Avivim in northern Israel last evening. ... Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the missile fire, saying it struck a building where IDF troops had gathered. ..."
Reference: www.msn.com .
"...Uniindia: Damascus, July 27 (UNI) A US base at the Conoco gas field in the province of Deir ez-Zur in eastern Syria has been hit by five missiles..."
Reference: www.uniindia.com .
"...Tucson-based missiles and defense products manufacturer Raytheon has won a nearly $2 billion contract that will supply the Japanese military as well as U.S. forces.
The contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for $1,944,082,765 call for the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA All-Up Rounds, with work to be performed in Tucson and Alabama and completed by February 2031.
The SM-3 interceptor..."
"...TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defence missiles - used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks - is being delayed by a shortage of a critical component manufactured by Boeing, four sources said. Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T) , opens new tab (MHI) already makes about 30 PAC-3 missiles each year under licence from defence contractor Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab and can increase that number to about 60, two Japanese government officials and two industry sources told Reuters. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
"...The success of Israel's Iron Dome prompted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to vow to deliver a "great Iron Dome" to American skies.
He said President Joe Biden has the world teetering on the brink of a potential World War III.
"Biden's weakness has led the planet to the edge of nuclear war," Trump told his Wednesday rally from the Freeland, Michigan ..."
"The DoD IG announced the reviews amid a flurry of other new review projects, including one covering US Cyber Command's relationship with the NSA and how well the Pentagon would maintain C2 in the event of a nuclear attack. ...the “objective of the evaluation is to assess the DoD’s ability, using existing U.S. weapon systems, to defend against a hypersonic missile attack.” Beyond that, the letter is short on details. The IG had listed “hypersonics” as a topic in its fiscal 2024 “oversight plan,” [PDF] in a section dedicated to “Building enduring advantages for strategic competition.”..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com .
"...Raytheon, an RTX business, demonstrated a simulated complex missile engagement at Valiant Shield 24, integrating the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) with the U.S. Navy's Standard Missile-6 (SM-6). The test successfully proved the feasibility of SM-6 as an additional effector within the Army IAMD architecture. The experiment used a..."
Reference: www.stocktitan.net .
"...Former President Donald Trump pledged Saturday to protect the United States with a much-larger version of Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile-defense system if he wins a second term in the White House.
“In my next term, we will build a great Iron Dome over our country — a dome like has never been seen before..."
"...From Ukraine to the Middle East, the Patriot air defense system is having a moment: a reliable American weapon downing enemy threats. But that’s also driving demand for missiles that the US defense industry is struggling to meet.
The Patriot sits at the center of Ukraine’s demand for more..."
"...Let us be clear: China, not Russia, poses the greatest threat to American security. This should not be controversial […] If China successfully invades Taiwan, Beijing will be primed to dismantle America’s alliance network in East Asia and eventually dominate the region. And time is short to deter China.” Read the full letter here ..."
"...Zelensky in Washington thanked Ukraine's backers for the promise of new air defenses -- and urged the United States and others to go further to help defeat Russia. ... Putin has repeatedly accused the West of antagonizing Russia by entertaining NATO membership for Ukraine, whose separate identity he has rejected. Ukraine has also been clamoring for greater air defenses to protect cities being barraged by Russia. Biden promised Monday an additional Patriot system, on top of two new ..."
Reference: www.spacewar.com .
"Ukraine, a partner that relies on military aid from the NATO members, is opening a small office in Washington to strengthen its ties to the U.S. defense industry. ...NATO summit in Washington, where leaders were focused on the need both to support Ukraine...Biden on Tuesday announced another major air defense package for Ukraine, and outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance had signed the Stinger contract. ...rapid push over the past two years exposed that defense firms both in the U.S. and in Europe were not set to produce at the levels needed in a major conventional war. "
Reference: apnews.com .
"...The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight. ..."
Reference: www.mda.mil .
"...As of April 2018, the Pentagon deploys 44 ground-based interceptors (GBIs)–40 at Fort Greely, Alaska, and four at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. ...As of April 2018, the Pentagon deploys 44 ground-based interceptors (GBIs)–40 at Fort Greely, Alaska, and four at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Twenty of the 40 interceptors deployed in Alaska are armed with an older CE-1 kill vehicle that has not had a successful flight intercept test since 2008. In 2017, the Trump administration announced its plan to deploy twenty more GBIs to be installed in a fourth missile field in Ft. Greely beginning in the FY 2021 timeframe. According to the Missile Defense Review, all 64 interceptors would be ready by 2023. These interceptors will be armed with the new, under-development Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV), which is intended to enhance the performance of the current EKV. But the RKV has been plagued by reliability and design problems, which led to the Pentagon stopping work on the program in May 2019 and, after a short review, terminating the program in August. The new timeline for expanding the GMD system to 64 interceptors is uncertain."
Reference: www.armscontrol.org .
"The repeated issues with Starliner threaten its future and further damage Boeing’s reputation in the aerospace industry. ...reports indicate that NASA and Boeing managers were aware of a leak in the Starliner spacecraft prior to its launch, yet proceeded with the mission. This decision has..."
Reference: www.businesstoday.in .
"...Boeing Co. is discussing a potential path forward with the US Defense Department to preserve its government contract business after the company agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge tied to two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jet, according to a person familiar with the discussions. A Pentagon spokesperson separately said on Monday that the department will assess the plea agreement and related matters to “make a determination as to what steps are necessary and appropriate to protect the federal government.” ..."
Reference: www.bloomberg.com .
"... During his speech on Tuesday, Biden vowed that “the United States will make sure that when we export critical air defense interceptors, Ukraine goes to the front of the line.”
“They will get this assistance before anyone else gets it,” Biden added. ..."
"...The LGM-35A Sentinel, the Air Force's planned next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, is facing severe cost overruns that triggered a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach. The Pentagon has decided to proceed with the Sentinel program, while scaling back its launch control center and making other changes to bring its costs down. (Northrop Grumman)..."
Reference: www.defensenews.com .
"...BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese group Hezbollah said it launched over 200 rockets Thursday at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders. The attack by the Iran-backed militant group was one of the largest in the monthslong conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border, with tensions escalating in recent weeks. The Israeli military said “numerous projectiles and suspicious aerial targets” had entered its territory from Lebanon...Israel sees Hezbollah as its most direct threat and estimates that it has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, including precision-guided missiles. "
Reference: www.newsnationnow.com .
"...A long-range missile–entering the kinetic interceptor market space and providing an agile and alternate prime within the industrial base to counter the rapidly evolving threats. ..."
Reference: www.defenseandmunitions.com .
"...A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises -- to the annoyance of China -- will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said Thursday. The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines. ...The presence of the mid-range missile system on Philippine soil had angered Beijing."
Reference: www.yahoo.com .
"...Israeli officials have told Newsweek they estimate that Hezbollah has accumulated an arsenal of around 200,000 rockets, as well as mortars, drones, surface-to-air missiles, anti-tank missiles, precision-guided munitions, among other armaments. Widely considered to be larger and far more powerful than Hamas, a battle with Hezbollah could see major Israeli cities such as Tel Aviv and Haifa targeted with barrages of weaponry in a bid to overwhelm Israeli defense systems, such as the Iron Dome, in addition to Israeli troops facing constant fire on both sides of the border. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com .
"...U.S. Army Capt. Scott Hoffman, 100th Missile Defense Brigade Detachment 1 outgoing commander relinquished command of the GMD DET 1 to U.S. Army Capt. Jose Montalvo, 100th Missile Defense Brigade Detachment 1 incoming commander during a change of command ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 28, 2024. A change of command ceremony..."
Reference: www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil .
"...The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army recently completed an end-to-end flight test of a hypersonic missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, HI. The test provided data on the end-to-end performance of the Conventional Prompt Strike and Long Range Hypersonic Weapon All Up Round...."
Reference: www.defense.gov .
"...The biggest single outlay will go to the Redstone Arsenal, the Army's primary testing facility for missiles in Huntsville. It would receive $80 million for a ground test facility. ..."
Reference: www.thecentersquare.com .
"... While the transfer of all eight systems was being discussed, they might not all end up being sent to Ukraine, four of the people said. Three of the people with knowledge of the discussions said Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba had held talks on the matter with his US counterpart Antony Blinken in recent weeks. ... Israel has also ample stocks of interceptor missiles — which Ukraine also needs — to go with the batteries, according to one person familiar with the size of Israel’s arsenal. Analysts also said the old Israeli interceptor missiles had a longer range and a bigger warhead than the newer PAC-3 model. ..."
Reference: www.ft.com .
"...The publication of the figures come after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public claim last week that the US has been “withholding” weapons shipments from Israel. ...Biden’s freeze of the shipment of 2,000-pound bombs as a signal that all arms shipments should be scrutinized more closely, slowing the process in comparison to the beginning of the war."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .
"...The announcement comes after President Joe Biden, during last week’s Group of Seven meeting in Italy, suggested such action might be necessary, saying, “We’ve let it be known for those countries that are expecting, from us, air defense systems in the future, that they’re going to have to wait.” “Everything we have is going to go to Ukraine until their needs are met,” Biden said. “And then we will make good on the commitments we made to other countries.” ..."
Reference: apnews.com .
"...Houthi rebels carried out yet another attack on a shipping vessel and this time in the Arabian Sea. The Houthi militants used a new ballistic missile to hit the ‘Israeli’ ship and boasted off accurate strike on MSC Sarah V. The United Kingdom Maritime..."
Reference: timesofindia.indiatimes.com .
"...Russia had launched 96 glide bombs, two missile strikes, 4000 shells and 44 kamikaze drones over the last 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian army. A glide bomb is a standard air-dropped bomb modified to be launched from a distance rather than directly over the target - with some weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. ...missile strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure"
Reference: www.independent.co.uk .
"...The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency. MDA didn’t disclose the date of the flight, which took off from Wallops Island in Virginia...."
Reference: www.c4isrnet.com .
