"...Hackers linked to the Chinese government are targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, preparing to cause "real-world harm" to Americans, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a congressional committee on Wednesday. Water treatment plants, the electric grid, oil and natural gas pipelines and transportation hubs are among the targets of state-sponsored hacking operations..."
Reference: www.reuters.com .
"...Companies eyeing a spot on the US Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc 2) program are lining up their cruise missile interceptor candidates for a new competition for a second projectile. The service published the official request for information on Thursday for a second IFPC Inc. 2 interceptor aimed at taking out threats from incoming subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles, aerial drones, and large caliber rockets. Interested companies are invited to attend Feb. 8 industry day in Huntsville, Ala. ..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com
"Defense Department leaders are eager for high-energy lasers to get fielded in larger numbers. ...DE weapons such as high-energy lasers could offer significant advantages over traditional air-and-missile defense weapons, including speed of light engagement, low cost per shot, deep magazines, precision tracking, graduated effects and increased battlespace awareness, Frank Peterkin from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering noted during a NDIA webinar Tuesday. ..."
Reference: defensescoop.com .
"...series of powerful weather-driven waves struck a key U.S. military installation in the Marshall Islands Saturday night, damaging infrastructure...a large wave striking the Army’s dining hall, breaking down doors and knocking people down as water gushes into the building. ...while all "non-mission essential personnel" were evacuated to Kwajalein Island, the missile testing range headquarters, located about 40 miles to the south at the other end of the atoll. ...U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll supports the U.S. Space and Missile Defense Command’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site"
Reference: www.msn.com .
"...Trump, the current clear front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, told crowds in New Hampshire over the weekend that, if reelected, he will build a missile defense system similar to the one used in Israel. The Israeli defense system, known as Iron Dome, routinely stops rockets in Israel's war against Hamas terrorists. "We'll build an iron dome over our country, a state-of-the-art missile defense shield..."
Reference: www.newsmax.com .
"Command headquarters to be based in Yunlin County's Huwei Township...The Sea Control Missile Command for the Navy will be established this year and based in western Taiwan. Taiwan plans to establish the command to respond to the continuous production and phased delivery of Hsiung Feng II, Hsiung Feng III, and extended-range Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missiles, along with the procurement of 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense System Launcher Transporter Units from the U.S. and 400 Harpoon missiles..."
Reference: www.taiwannews.com.tw .
"...defense experts have been less than impressed about the performance of Russia's hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, especially when it comes to their survivability against the Patriot air defense systems used by Ukraine. Beijing is taking notes, analysts say, because the same American-made surface-to-air missile system is deployed by Taiwan, whose army has over a dozen batteries in addition to domestically produced air defense systems. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com .
"...why the U.S. has no plans for intercepting a Russian or Chinese nuclear attack on America, and an inadequate system for countering North Korea’s growing arsenal. Present strategy is to threaten potential aggressors with such overwhelming retaliation that it would be suicidal to attack. ...it leaves the nation largely undefended against the greatest threat to its survival. To put it bluntly, if Russia or China or North Korea elected to launch even a handful of nuclear warheads...Given the scale of the danger and the pace at which it is evolving, the current missile defense system is grossly inadequate. And yet year after year, the Pentagon spends less than 1% of its budget on missile defense of the homeland."
Reference: www.forbes.com .
"... most recent U.S.-led retaliatory strikes destroyed 14 missiles and their launchers as the Houthis were preparing to fire them from Yemen, U.S. Central Command said late Wednesday. The strikes reportedly hit three locations in the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen... “The actions by the Iranian-backed..."
Reference: www.nationalreview.com .
"...Following the test, the Land-Based Anti-Ship Missile (LBASM) seeker was transferred for integration with the PrSM, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center director James Kirsch said in a statement. “One of our biggest accomplishments this year has been the successful conclusion of our LBASM science and technology (S&T) program, which will serve as the seeker for PrSM Increment 2,” Kirsch said. ..."
Reference: www.thedefensepost.com .
"...Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has pledged to double its annual defense spending to around 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) by 2027, which would make Japan the world’s third-biggest military spender ..."
Reference: www.washingtonpost.com .
"JERUSALEM — U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weapons bound for Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi militants. ... international waters of the Arabian Sea, seizing Iranian-made ballistic missile and cruise missile components, including propulsion, guidance, and warheads for Houthi medium range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles..."
Reference: www.voanews.com .
"...Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $271,286,879 modification (P00038) to a previously awarded Contract, HQ085121C0001 under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case JA-P-NCO. This modification includes cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract line items. The total value of the contract is increased by $271,856,809, from $674,477,035 to $946,333,844. The purpose of this modification is to..."
Reference: clearancejobs.com .
"...“America and Britain will undoubtedly have to prepare to pay a heavy price and bear all the dire consequences of this blatant aggression,” Houthi senior official Hussein al-Ezzi said in a Google-translated update on the X social media platform. ...The offensives culminated in the largest fusillade of Houthi drone and missile fire against shipping earlier this week — and in a U.S.-U.K.-led response overnight."
Reference: www.cnbc.com .
"Iran said it had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman...TankerTrackers, a private maritime intelligence service, identified the vessel as the St Nikolas, owned by Athens-based Empire Navigation, and said it was carrying Iraqi oil. ...this week launched their biggest attack to date, targeting western warships with drones and missiles"
Reference: www.ft.com .
"...State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises, Microsoft said Wednesday. The targets include sites in Guam, where the U.S. has a major military presence, the company said. ...Microsoft even posted that it found evidence of Volt Typhoon in Guam, which is the closest U.S. territory to Taiwan. ...intruders gained initial access through internet-facing Fortiguard devices, which are engineered to use machine-learning to detect malware. ..."
Reference: www.newsnationnow.com .
"...No more Boecore. The Colorado Springs-based defense company bought by Enlightenment Capital two years ago has since added a trio of other companies. A branding shift announced Monday will link the firm’s various new additions under the name Auria. ..."
Reference: gazette.com .
"...High-speed, long-range missile will provide greater anti-surface warfare capability TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully completed a technical review and a seamless prototype fit-check in phase one of the U.S. Navy's Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) program. HALO is a carrier-based high-speed missile that will allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battlespaces in anti-access/area denial environments and will support their long-range fires strategy...."
Reference: www.rtx.com .
"...REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) — The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) is getting a new commanding general this week. Outgoing commanding general, Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, will retire ...Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey begins as Space and Missile Defense Command’s new commanding"
Reference: whnt.com .
"...Nearly all Soldiers in air defense units have exceeded the Secretary of Defense requirement of remaining home for a minimum of two years following a one-year deployment, Gainey added.
Gainey said that the Army shares the responsibility of integrated missile defense with other services. He said to alleviate the burden placed on Soldiers, the Army has been working closely with sailors assigned to the Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System..."
"...Astrobotic Technology's lander caught a ride on a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. ..."
Reference: www.voanews.com .
