"...Russia has managed to overcome sanctions and export controls imposed by the West to expand its missile production beyond prewar levels, according to...Russia subverted American export controls using its intelligence services and ministry of defense to run illicit networks of people who smuggle key components by exporting them to other countries from which they can be shipped to Russia more easily."
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"Joe Biden is nearing a decision on sending long-range missiles to Kyiv, potentially opening another chapter in US military support for Ukraine..."
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"...Does Saudi Arabia have a missile defense system? Yes. Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Hit-to-Kill interceptors provide high precision and unmatched air missile defense for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ..."
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"The Arrow 3 Missile defense system is designed to intercept exo-atmospheric ballistic missiles, making it the long-range missile defense tier of Israel's multi-tier missile defense against Iran, Hezbollah, and others.
The deal is expected to eventually be worth $3.5-4 billion and will include a wide variety of technological infrastructure which Israeli officials said would cover defending all of Germany from missile strikes and not just specific pieces. ..."
Reference: www.jpost.com
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Salary: $120,849 - $183,500 per year; Redstone Arsenal, AL; Pay scale and grade: NH 4
"As an Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Operations Research Analyst at the NH-0801/1515-4 level, some of your typical work assignments may include..."
Reference: www.usajobs.gov/job/744787600
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"Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded $7 million to advance development and assessment of the company's GhostEye® MR radar, an advanced medium-range sensor for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS. ...GhostEye MR leverages commonality with the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) that Raytheon is building for the U.S. Army."
Reference: www.prnewswire.com
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"...A chat on the latest in U.S. defense from inside the Missile Defense Agency, a close call in the Persian Gulf and a unique military competition. ..."
Reference: www.militarytimes.com
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"...Russia’s first lunar mission in nearly half a century came to a violent end when its unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after encountering a problem when it began preparing for pre-landing orbit.
Russian officials had hoped the prestige mission would show they can still compete in space despite their post-Soviet decline..."
Reference: nypost.com
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"Ingalls has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the U.S. Navy including the first Flight III, Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), in June of this year. In addition, Ingalls Shipbuilding has four Flight IIIs currently under construction and was awarded an additional six destroyers earlier this month. Ted Stevens will be christened Saturday, Aug. 19, while Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), George M. Neal (DDG 131) and Sam Nunn (DDG 133) are also under construction at Ingalls.
Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the U.S. Navy incorporate a number of design modifications that collectively provide significantly enhanced capability. DDG 125 includes the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) and the Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System that is required to keep pace with the threats well into the 21st century. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are highly capable, multi-mission ships and can conduct a variety of operations..."
Reference: www.marinelink.com
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"Premiers of Japan and the U.S. are to meet on Friday to discuss a possible collaboration to develop and build a hypersonic missile interceptor. ..."
Reference: interestingengineering.com
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"Sites all over the island and permanent airspace closures will be part of turning Guam into a fortress unlike any other. ...set to gain as many as 20 new air defense sites packed with surface-to-air interceptors, radars, and more as part of a massive defensive upgrade plan. Overall, the island looks set to become the most densely protected place anywhere on the planet."
Reference: www.thedrive.com
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"...The test will involve the Navy’s Aegis weapon system deployed to Guam and the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor, Rear Adm. Doug Williams said. He is serving as the acting director while the nominated director, Maj. Gen. Heath Collins, awaits Senate confirmation. Williams is the agency’s director of testing.
The first wave of defenses designed to counter complex missile threats against Guam will include..."
Reference: www.defensenews.com
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"...“It now appears you have something to hide, otherwise a forthright response to the Committee’s patient and numerous requests would have already come,” Rogers said in what he said was his fifth attempt to retrieve the documentation. “If you fail to adequately respond, I will be forced to seek a subpoena for the relevant documents we have requested on multiple occasions, and to seek your compelled appearance.”
He called on Kendall and Dickinson to provide the remaining documents and schedule interviews with House Armed Services Committee staff no later than Aug. 9.
The letter comes on the heels of the White House’s July 31 announcement that it would permanently base Space Command at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs. The move reverses a 2021 Air Force decision to locate the headquarters in Huntsville, Ala., which is home to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal. ..."
Reference: www.c4isrnet.com
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"...SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. --
Space Operations Command officially transferred ownership of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program Space Vehicle 2 to Space Systems Command last month after declaring mission complete.
Having surpassed the end of its design life, ownership of SV2 was transferred to SSC to make way for new more advanced technology in the space domain. ..."
Reference: www.spoc.spaceforce.mil
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""A modernized and well-equipped army is a guarantee of our security which is why we are constantly strengthening [the] Polish Army using the possibilities of the Polish arms industry," said Poland's minister of defense, Mariusz Blaszczak. ...Poland has formally issued a contract to buy two 340 Airborne Early Warning aircraft from Swedish manufacturer Saab, the company said today, in a deal worth approximately SEK 600 million ($58 million USD)... ."
Reference: breakingdefense.com
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"President Joe Biden has moved to keep United States Space Command in Colorado, according to reports from the Associated Press. The move overturns a decision made by the Air Force that selected Huntsville as the preferred home for the military command. ...the House Armed Services Committee, said Huntsville remains the best place for Space Command.
“It is clear to anyone who has looked at the facts: Huntsville, Alabama is the best place for U.S. Space Command Headquarters. Repeated investigations and objective reviews have proven that to be the case. It is shameful that the Biden Administration is ignoring what is best for our nation’s security and is instead using their woke agenda to make this decision. To this point, the administration has refused to answer questions brought forth by the House Armed Services Committee’s investigation of their actions in this process. If they think this will go away… they are wrong. I will ensure they have to explain their actions and answer our questions on the record. I want to thank Chairman Mike Rogers and the entire Alabama delegation, as we stand united to get answers for Alabamians.” ..."
Reference: whnt.com
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"The [Biden] Administration strongly opposes section 1662, which would expand U.S. homeland missile defense policy in a way that would signal intent to develop U.S. homeland missile defenses to counter large intercontinental-range, nuclear missiles threats such as those fielded by the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia," the White House said.
Asked by VOA how expanding U.S. homeland missile defense policy would undermine strategic deterrence, the White House did not respond before publication of this report. ...The [Biden] administration also strongly opposes a section of the proposed NDAA that calls for the Pentagon and the Missile Defense Agency to execute a program to achieve initial operational capability of a Glide Phase Interceptor, a weapon that could defeat any known hypersonic missile, by December 31, 2029. ..."
Reference: www.voanews.com
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"A simple typo reportedly directed millions of emails with sensitive information to the African country...As a result, everything from diplomatic documents, tax returns, passwords and travel details of top officers has been exposed...“This risk is real and could be exploited by adversaries of the US,” he wrote to the outlet."
Reference: www.militarytimes.com
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"Nancy Jones-Bonbrest of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said that after completion, the Aegis Ashore Poland base would undergo final testing by the US Navy, after which it would become the US's second anti-missile land base in Europe, marking the end of the final phase of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPPA).
The EPPA is part of a NATO anti-missile system designed to protect the continent against short, medium, and intermediate-range missiles from Iran. ..."
Reference: Telewizja Polska S.A.
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"Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, firing shots at one of them, the U.S. Navy said.
It said that in both cases, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy responded to distress signals, and that both commercial ships continued their voyages.
"The Iranian navy did make attempts to seize commercial tankers lawfully transiting international waters," said Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet. "The U.S. Navy responded immediately and prevented those seizures."..."
Reference: www.newsmax.com
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"On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. "
Reference: www.loc.gov
"Retired engineers are being called up to help make Stinger missiles. ...Raytheon is reportedly calling engineers out of retirement to manufacture the missile for Ukraine's forces. ...weapons must be made the same way they were four decades ago. "We were bringing back retired employees that are in their 70s," he told the outlet, stating that they were using decades-old blueprints. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"According to news reports, Biden is prepared to authorize billions of dollars in payments to Iran in exchange for the release of U.S. prisoners, a halt to militia attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria, cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a moratorium on ballistic-missile sales to Russia, and a freeze on uranium enrichment at 60 percent (90 percent enriched uranium is considered weapons-grade). Biden will say this perverse arrangement is necessary to free innocents and prevent the outbreak of war. What he won’t be able to do is call it a deal. ..."
Reference: www.msn.com
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"...Associated work on the THAAD 5.0 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile segment will be done at Lockheed MFC’s Grand Prairie, Texas, location through Dec. 31, 2025, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
The defense contractor received the contract following an online solicitation, under which it was the sole bidder.
Army Contracting Command used fiscal 2023 missile procurement to obligate the full amount of the cost-plus-incentive-fee contract at the time of the award. ..."
Reference: www.govconwire.com
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