"...The system is referred to in Hebrew as Or Eitan (Eitan’s Light) in memory of Cpt. Eitan Oster, 22, a commander in the Egoz Commando Unit who was killed fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in October 2024. ...The system is not meant to replace the Iron Dome or other air defense systems, but to supplement and complement them, shooting down smaller projectiles and leaving larger ones for the more robust missile-based batteries such as the David’s Sling and Arrow systems.
As long as there is a constant source of energy for the laser, there is no risk of it ever running out of ammunition. ... "
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com
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"...The built-in GPS receivers and telematics control units constantly broadcast location data, driving behavior, and vehicle diagnostics. For senior military officers, this creates an unintended surveillance network. Tracking these vehicles in real time could reveal army mobilizations, operational patterns, classified locations, and secure installations.
The Chery Tiggo 8’s high-definition 360-degree cameras add another layer of vulnerability. These cameras could inadvertently capture details about military exercises, troop movements, or critical infrastructure like missile defense installations. The primary concern isn’t that these systems are actively spying—it’s that they could be hacked to provide unauthorized access to this aggregated intelligence.
The Problem Isn’t Just Chinese Cars..."
Reference: securityboulevard.com
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America Strikes Back as Islamic State in Nigeria Violenty Targets Christian Communities
"The Nigerian Federal Government issued a statement acknowledging the action, confirming it was part of an established security cooperation with the United States...As per reports, over a dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from a naval ship in the Gulf of Guinea, targeting insurgents in two ISIS camps in the northwestern state of Sokoto. This comes after Trump had threatened to go into Nigeria “guns a-blazing” over what he said was a failure to stop violence targeting Christian communities. ..."
Reference: www.theweek.in
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"...Raytheon secured a $1.7 billion foreign military sales contract to deliver four Patriot air and missile defense systems to Spain. ...The deal includes radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, and training equipment, with participation from Spanish industry. ..."
Reference: defence-blog.com
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"...Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine ..."
Reference: www.newsmax.com
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"...Israeli officials are concerned that Iran is reconstituting nuclear enrichment sites the U.S. bombed in June, and were preparing to brief Trump for options on attacking the missile program again.
Earlier this month, the navy of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards held a two-day exercise aimed at countering foreign threats, firing ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Gulf. ..."
Reference: www.newsmax.com
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"...Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck a Russian MiG-31 aircraft, as well as S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems, at the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight.
"SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center's long-range drones successfully targeted Russian..."
Reference: RBC Ukraine
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"...To own Northrop Grumman, you need to believe that demand for advanced missiles, autonomous systems and integrated air and missile defense will support a long pipeline of funded programs, even as budgets and politics shift. The SiAW and IBCS test successes reinforce the near term catalyst around ramping integrated weapons and battle management systems, but they do little to reduce the core risk that a handful of very large U.S. programs and capital intensive projects still dominate the company’s outlook.
The IBCS cruise missile interception test is particularly relevant here, because..."
Reference: finance.yahoo.com
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"...China has spent decades building a land-based missile force designed to keep the United States out of a fight over Taiwan — and U.S. officials say it now threatens every major airfield, port and military installation across the Western Pacific...."
Reference: www.foxnews.com
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"...“The Air Force Secretary made the right choice recommending to me, recommending to the president, that this is the place to continue to establish space dominance, right here in Alabama,“ Hegseth told the crowd.
“It is common sense that this is exactly where Space Command should be,” he added.
Space Command’s HQ..."
Reference: www.al.com
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"...Resolution, LLC, a Huntsville-based veteran-owned small business, has been selected as an awardee for a contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) program. The SHIELD contract supports the development of a multi-layered defense architecture designed to provide continuous protection against a range of evolving threats.
Faster acquisition of the technology needed to underpin homeland defense is a strategic goal of SHIELD. SHIELD is a 10-year contract with a $151 billion ceiling..."
Reference: huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
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"...Investors welcomed reports that SpaceX was mulling a potential IPO that would help fund Elon Musk's Mars ambitions and value the rocket and satellite company at more than $1 trillion, as some have been waiting for years to buy into the company.
SpaceX is looking to raise more than $25 billion in an initial public offering that could come as early as June..."
Reference: www.reuters.com
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"...U.S. Space Command will be unveiling its headquarters sign on Redstone Arsenal on Friday.
Secretary of War
Pete Hegseth and Air Force Secretary
Troy Meink will attend the unveiling at 2:30 p.m. at the permanent 60-acre site on the arsenal, Space Command Commanding Gen.
Stephen Whiting said..."
Reference: www.al.com
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"...The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday, punting the yearly legislation that governs Pentagon spending to the Senate.
The vote was 312 to 112, with 18 Republicans and 94 Democrats voting "no" on the bill that authorizes $901 billion in War Department spending. ..."
Reference: www.msn.com
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"Camgian CEO and founder Dr. Gary Butler shared the company’s vision for the future and its commitment to supporting national defense efforts in Huntsville....“We focus on the field of kill chain automation software that helps our air defense operators improve mission effectiveness, especially in contested environments against hypersonics, drone swarms, and advanced missile systems,” Butler said. ..."
Reference: huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
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"...The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum ..."
Reference: www.airandspaceforces.com
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"...Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching overnight attack on Ukraine, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country’s air force said Saturday morning. ..."
Reference: apnews.com
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"...Lockheed Martin has opened its $17 million, 17,000-square-foot Hypersonics System Integration Lab on its Huntsville campus.
The integration facility will bring together advanced test equipment, simulation tools and an integration environment under one roof. The new facility will shorten development cycles and fielding higher performance systems for the U.S. Army...."
Reference: www.al.com
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"...The Missile Defense Agency today announced it has tapped hundreds of companies to supply tech for the Golden Dome initiative, though only those who receive orders later will get a piece of a prize pool worth up to $151 billion.
“This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility, leveraging ..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com
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"...Huntsville is home to a new high-tech defense contractor, Camgian, which cut the ribbon on its Rideout Road office Monday.
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Why it matters: Starkville, Mississippi-based Camgian is an example of the high-tech focus of air and missile defense centered in Huntsville that's going to drive development of Golden Dome and other initiatives. ..."
Reference: www.axios.com
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"...Israel’s high-powered laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” will be delivered to the military at the end of the month, the head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development said Monday. ..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com
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"...Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro during an air raid alert at around 10:15 a.m. on Monday after Russian forces launched a missile strike, according to the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Vladyslav Haivanenko.
Local media reported that the missile struck an area near a..."
Reference: News Azerbaijan
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