"...The draft National Space Authorization Act would also push Space Force on integrating commercial data and on over-classification of space programs. ...The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee in its fiscal 2024 draft defense policy bill would speed delivery of a new Missile Defense Agency interceptor specifically designed to shoot down hypersonic missiles. ..."
Reference: breakingdefense.com .
The following is a troubling article that again examples the anti-christian, biased Biden administration that's willing to scrap U.S. defense and harm the largest city in Alabama that has already invested in housing, apartments and infrastructure for the already approved action to to move the U.S. Space Command HQ to Huntsville, Alabama.
"...military analysts say. Congressional and defense officials told NBC News that the White House was considering reneging on a Trump administration promise to move Space Command's headquarters to Alabama due to the state's recent abortion laws. ..."
Reference: rocketcityus.blogspot.com .
"...The launch initially prompted the activation of a missile warning system for the southern region. "Missile launch. Missile launch. North Korea appears to have launched a missile. Please take shelters inside buildings or underground," said the alert tweeted by the prime minister's office and carried on national broadcaster NHK...."
Reference: www.barrons.com .
"...The United States has charged a Chinese national for allegedly trying to provide Iran with a material used in the production of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Xiangjiang Qiao, 39, also known as Joe Hansen, is an employee of the Chinese-based Sinotech Dalian Carbon and Graphite Manufacturing Corporation, which is part of a network of organizations involved in the attempted procurement of materials for Iran's missile program, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. The U.S. placed sanctions on the company in 2014. ...Qiao allegedly participated in a scheme from March 2019 through September 2022 to use his work to supply isostatic graphite to Iran for the production of weapons of mass destruction. ..."
Reference: www.washingtonexaminer.com .
Due to fierce Democrat opposition, our nation never fully built out our missile defense capability and doubled down on nuclear deterrence. We have relied upon our adversaries’ fear that our nuclear weapons could destroy them to deter their use of nuclear weapons against us or our allies. The result has been that our cities and populace remain unprotected from a nuclear attack from Russia or China. Today, China, Russia, North Korea and Iran continue to invest in technologies to expand their capabilities to hit the United States with nuclear weapons. All four countries have also escalated their threatening rhetoric, indicating their willingness to use nuclear weapons in a military conflict.
Reference: www.foxnews.com .
"...Kinzhal is one of six "next generation" weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled in 2018, claiming that no air defense system in the world can shoot it down. ..."
Reference: interestingengineering.com .
"...Equipment and personnel arrived Sunday at Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost inhabited island, a day after the country’s defense minister ordered the Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, missile-defense system to be deployed there. The move follows North Korea’s announcement Wednesday of its final preparations to launch a “military surveillance satellite..."
Reference: www.stripes.com .
"...Israel’s Defense Ministry also noted that both deals would also need U.S. approval, because the systems have been jointly developed with the United States. In Thursday’s announcement, the ministry said it launched “advanced negotiations” this week with its German counterparts over the purchase of the “Arrow 3,” a system designed to intercept long-range missiles outside the atmosphere. ..."
Reference: abcnews.go.com .
"The TOR-M2, which debuted in 2007, is one of the short-to medium-range missile systems used by Russian forces to take down air targets and precision-guided munitions. The surface-to-air system comes in several variations, with the TOR-M2 being an upgrade of the TOR-M1. The TOR-M2 all-weather system has a range of just under 10 miles, according to Russian state media, and is designed to fight a host of weapons systems including aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, anti-radar missiles, and "smart" bombs. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com .
"...Work on the $1.2 billion contract for Patriot missile launchers will be performed by Raytheon at several locations in the U.S., including Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Pennsylvania, in addition to Germany and Switzerland. The Pentagon estimated that work on the contract will be completed by the end of 2032. ..."
Reference: www.msn.com .
"Hertling, who served as commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe... gave his perspective on where the defense systems could be put to best use by Ukraine. "It's a point defense system," Hertling said. "It's got to be placed in a location that is defending a target like a capital city, Kyiv, or a port city like Odessa. This is not a weapon system that can be moved around on the battlefield based on changing threats. It has to be placed somewhere to defend it." ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com .
"the 65 Ukrainian soldiers who have been training at the installation since January on how to use the defensive missile system to track and shoot down enemy aircraft. ...The Patriot missile system, which hasn’t yet been deployed in Ukraine, is particularly useful for defending population centers and critical infrastructure...expected to leave Oklahoma in the next several days for additional training in Germany before they deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile battery that typically includes six mobile launchers, a mobile radar, a power generator and an engagement control center."
Reference: www.defensenews.com .
"MDA’s budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 is $10.9 billion. The FY 2024 budget will continue the development, rigorous testing and fielding of reliable, increasingly capable, advanced missile defenses. The Agency’s priorities for missile defense are..."
Reference: www.mda.mil .
"...The Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) is a United States Department of Defense security, medical and psychological evaluation program, designed to permit only the most trustworthy individuals to have access to nuclear weapons (NPRP), chemical weapons (CPRP), and biological weapons (BPRP). The program was first instituted for nuclear weapons during the Cold War; it was later extended to the realm of chemical and biological workers. Among its goals are, (Quoting from DOD Directive 5210.42) ...Only those personnel who have demonstrated the highest degree of individual reliability for allegiance, trustworthiness, conduct, behavior, and responsibility shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons, and they shall be continuously evaluated for adherence to PRP standards. ..."
Reference: wikipedia.org
Article Title: Russia flying more armed aircraft over US bases
Snippet of Article: "Kurilla talked about the ongoing harassment of the U.S. forces in the region during a meeting of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. ...Russian aircrafts have become emboldened lately to act more aggressive towards U.S. bases. He said that the actions of the Russian Air Force...They fly over our bases with ground attack aircraft with weapons on them..."
"Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $31,389,031 modification (P00011) to contract W31P4Q-20-D-0019 for Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plug & Fight A-Kit. "
Reference: www.defense.gov .
"The Department of Defense's fiscal 2024 budget request includes $9.1 billion “in support of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative,” which includes Guam, according to a release from DOD. “The effort includes resilient and distributed air basing, new missile warning and tracking architecture... The DOD also said its budget request includes an additional $1.5 billion for the “defense of Guam against the missile threat from China.” The Missile Defense Agency held a media conference on March 14 to provide more details of its own sought-after spending plan, in which Guam is noticeably included as well. “Current forces are capable of defending Guam against today's North Korean ballistic missile threats."
Reference: www.mvariety.com .
"Even when a claim against a federal contractor is dismissed, it never dies. Like a zombie, it can rise forth and bite you. That’s what a decade-plus dispute between..."
Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com .
"An emphasis in this budget of note is munitions, he said. "Ukraine has certainly informed us of the lack of flexibility in our industrial base...FY24 budget for munitions is $30.6 billion, an increase of $5.8 billion above the FY23 request...$17.3 billion for tactical missiles, $7.3 billion for strategic missiles...includes a 5.2% pay raise, informed by the rate of the private sector wage increases last year"
Reference: www.defense.gov .
"This course provides key insights from CSIS experts and practitioners on what the Biden Administration’s FY 2024 budget and strategy documents reveal about strategic priorities, major budget movements, force structure adds and cuts, and acquisition program changes. Eligibility | Registration ..."
Reference: www.csis.org .
"...the Biden administration released its Fiscal Year 2023 defense budget request. The administration’s second budget requests $24.7 billion for a category it calls “missile defeat and defense,” an increase from the $21.9 billion enacted in 2022. This grouping of programs includes traditional missile defense programs funded in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and military services but also programs usually associated with strategic missile warning and certain programs to counter missile threats prior to launch, including hypersonic strike and cyberattack. A complete list of line items in the official DoD missile defeat and defense category is difficult to reproduce. As a result..."
Reference: www.csis.org .
"The Missile Defense Agency’s $10.9 billion fiscal 2024 budget prioritizes regional and homeland missile defense with a major focus on building an air and missile defense architecture in Guam...."
Reference: www.defensenews.com .
"...A North Korean state media report yesterday came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea from a site near the western coastal city of Nampo. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff was assessing whether more missiles might have been launched simultaneously. ...South Korea’s Ministry of Unification later yesterday urged North Korea to stop raising tensions with “reckless nuclear and missile programs and military provocations.” "
Reference: Taipei Times .
" Australia has requested to buy up to 255 Javelin FGM-148F missiles. The prime US contractor will be the Javelin Joint Venture between defense contractors Lockheed Martin Corp and Raytheon Technologies Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. Australia has been boosting its defense spending over the past few years as China looks to step up its presence in the Indo-Pacific region...."
Reference: www.gmanetwork.com .
"...the missiles used this time, and Ukraine’s mixed success in shooting them down, has led to renewed pleas for better air defenses. If Russia can field numbers of its new hypersonic missiles, the game may be about to change. According to a statement from General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, the attacks aimed at critical infrastructure..."
Reference: www.forbes.com .
