"...Various software and hardware updates have been applied to the system. The more user-friendly Warfighter-Machine Interface (WMI) was also developed for its control system to train soldiers faster.
WMI offers a simplified, 3D gaming-style view of complex defense data for operators on the battlefield. It features status pages and search functions to replace the system’s pixelated shapes and complex directory. ..."
Reference: www.thedefensepost.com
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"..."I will tell you both companies are saying they can get to first emplacement earlier than the government reference schedule of 2028," said Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, during a virtual discussion Friday with Defense News. "I will tell you that there is a long road between now and then. And so, we'll just keep on path. Both are performing very well. Two different designs, both incorporating multiple kill vehicles — that's where the threat drives us." ..."
Reference: www.defense.gov
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"Just days after Joe Biden returned from his first trip to the Middle East and shared a controversial fist-bump with the man accused of ordering the murder of a Washington Post columnist, the State Department has announced a major sale of military aircraft to a country accused of detaining the deceased columnist’s attorney. ..."
Reference: www.independent.co.uk
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"...Russian television panelist has made the latest nuclear threat on Kremlin-controlled media by saying missiles should be fired at the U.S. and the U.K. ..."
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"...Ballistic missile interception system trial follows North Korean tests and deployment of US THAAD system in South Korea ...China has claimed a successful test of a land-based ballistic missile interception system"
Reference: www.theguardian.com
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"...CNN —
Ukraine has updated its extensive wishlist of additional military assistance from the US government in the past several days to include hundreds more anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles than previously requested, according to a document provided to CNN that details the items needed.
The Ukrainians have submitted similar lists in recent weeks but a recent request provided to US lawmakers appears to reflect a growing need for American-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles ..."
Reference: www.cnn.com
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"...The United States could be willing to enter into an agreement with Russia to ease tensions over missile deployments in Europe if Moscow steps back from the brink in Ukraine, according to a leaked document published in a Spanish newspaper on Wednesday. ..."
Reference: Army Times
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"...The company defied analysts' expectations and its own predictions, turning a profit of $14.3 billion. ..."
Reference: www.cnet.com
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"...The launch came as the U.N. Security Council met to discuss the country’s growing weapons threat. The U.S. said the latest test “highlights the destabilizing impact” of the North’s weapons program. ..."
Reference: www.nytimes.com
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"...South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have recently launched a hypersonic missile as an exaggeration, saying it was a normal ballistic missile that could be intercepted..."
Reference: abcnews.go.com
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"...The trouble is, the new weapons keep failing in tests, sometimes in fairly rudimentary ways that don’t lend themselves to evaluating and improving the design. The truncated development strategy seems to require a faith that American aerospace engineering can overwhelm all the usual difficulties by force of sheer élan. The results turn out differently.
Now, if you think I’ve just described the last few years of U.S. efforts to build and fly hypersonic gliders and cruise missiles, you’re right...."
Reference: www.defenseone.com
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"...The partially redacted report shows a closer relationship than had been previously known between two Saudis in particular — including one with diplomatic status — and some of the hijackers. Families of the 9/11 victims have long sought after the report, which painted a starkly different portrait than the one described by the 9/11 Commission Report in 2004. ..."
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"...This week, U.S. Sens. Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders, Ron Wyden, and Mike Lee are expected to push for a vote on a motion disapproving of the Biden White House’s first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia—a $650 million deal to export 280 Raytheon-built missiles and 596 missile launchers. ..."
Reference: foreignpolicy.com
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"... The coalition said in a statement that the airstrikes targeted secret underground tunnels in the presidential palace used for storing ballistic missiles and other military locations.
Drone workshops and weapons depots in Sanaa’s Dhahban district were also targeted..."
Reference: www.arabnews.com
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"...Northrop Grumman is adding about 500 jobs, with hiring already underway, as part of its growth plans in Huntsville. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company now has more than 2,000 employees in Alabama supporting Department of Defense and NASA missions.
“I’m thrilled that Northrop Grumman will be building on its already large presence in Huntsville..."
Reference: alabamanewscenter.com
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"...Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) obtained a $3.69 billion award, while Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) teamed on a $3.93 billion contract to design the next iteration of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) ground-based interceptor missile. The contracts call for “technology development and risk reduction” of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) All-Up-Round, including a modernized booster and hit-to-kill payload for the missile, which serves as the the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) ground-based defense weapon against Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)..."
Reference: www.bizjournals.com
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"...In tandem with the Space Development Agency’s tracking layer, the HBTSS constellation is the Pentagon’s answer to hypersonic weapons, which are too dim to effectively track with current sensors in geostationary orbit and can potentially avoid terrestrial sensors. The constellation will be closer to the planet’s surface in low Earth orbit, allowing sensors to more easily see the dimmer threat..."
Reference: www.defensenews.com
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"...The document sets out the key national security challenges for the United States in the region, including “How to maintain U.S. strategic primacy… and promote a liberal economic order while preventing China from establishing new, illiberal spheres of influence, and cultivating areas of cooperation to promote regional peace and prosperity.” It also provides a warning that “China will circumvent international rules and norms to gain an advantage” when it comes to the strategic competition between the two powers..."
Reference: www.thedrive.com
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"...The outgoing administration had high ambitions for missile defense, some of which President Trump outlined as he rolled out the 2019 Missile Defense Review. And the administration oversaw two major missile defense tests that proved increased capability: the first Ground-Based Interceptor salvo intercept of a complex ICBM target and the unprecedented SM-3 Block IIA intercept of an ICBM target.
But the most forward-leaning parts of Trump’s...The new plan to develop a Next Generation Interceptor promises necessary improvements in the ability to intercept much more complex missile threats..."
Reference: www.defenseone.com
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"... Restoring our eroding edge when it comes to military technology won’t be easy or cheap. As Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has emphasized, the United States must invest in “innovative concept development, advanced technology and new capabilities.”
One smart investment that meets these criteria within the missile defense arena is the Next Generation Interceptor, or NGI, for which the Pentagon intends to award first contracts in the next few months..."
Reference: www.airforcetimes.com
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"...A June 5 solicitation for a “tracking phenomenology experiment” is a step in the development of a sensor network in space to track hypersonic missiles..."
Reference: spacenews.com
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"...Iranian media reported that the support ship Konarak was hit by a new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran during an exercise on Sunday..."
Reference: www.bbc.com
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"...The carbon fiber winding process previously done in Sacramento, California, will now be done in the Rocket City. Aerojet Rocketdyne is moving another part of its manufacturing capabilities to Huntsville. This time it's their manufacturing of large solid rocket motor casings created through carbon fiber winding..."
Reference: www.waaytv.com
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"...Ahmedelhadi Yassin Serageldin, 66, an Egyptian-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to willfully retaining national defense information, according to U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling's office. He faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing scheduled for April...Five pertained to U.S. military programs involving missile defense and were classified “secret.”..."
Reference: www.houstonchronicle.com
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