"...REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Dec. 11, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its...awarded a contract extension for Phase 2 of its Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The multi-year award supports space vehicle (SV) manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing, and launch of two NGP satellites. Both NGP SVs will operate in Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEO) to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles over the Northern Hemisphere."
Reference: news.northropgrumman.com
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"The strikes come after the Houthis launched an attack toward central Israel ...A series of Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, early Thursday, igniting fires at energy facilities and at the Red Sea port city of Hodeida.
"The targets struck by the [Israeli military] were used by the Houthi forces for military purposes," a statement said. "The strikes degrade the Houthi terrorist..."
Reference: www.foxnews.com
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"...REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center team’s low-cost target provided an operational assessment for the Army’s new Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar.
A Black Dagger short-range ballistic missile target, designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capability, launched from Fort Wingate, New Mexico, into White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Dec. 6. ..."
Reference: www.dvidshub.net
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"...On Monday evening, the police reported that fragments from the missile hit the roof of a residential building in the Beit Hanina neighborhood of Jerusalem, and penetrated into the apartment below.
Magen David Adom and the police both said that no reports of injuries or fallen shrapnel were received following the interception.
The IDF added that the missile itself did not cross into Israeli territory, however, alerts sounded due to concerns over falling debris from the interception. ..."
Reference: www.jpost.com
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"...Ukraine's latest attack utilized a U.S.-made HIMARS missile to strike Putin's self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"...Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes President-elect Trump will move the Space Command to Alabama in his first week in office.
During an interview with Mobile, Ala., radio FM Talk 106.5 that aired Monday, Rogers, who is the House Armed Services Committee chair, said he expects Trump will immediately reverse the decision made by President Biden to keep the headquarters in Colorado.
“I’ve told y’all since Biden made that crooked decision, it wasn’t going to work..."
Reference: www.aol.com
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"...The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii recently announced the unit had received the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS.
The NMESIS serves as a critical weapon for Marines as they have spent recent years restructuring ..."
Reference: www.marinecorpstimes.com
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"...China rebuked anew the presence of a U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines, the latest in a series of verbal rows between Manila and Beijing over the deployment of the medium-range weapon in the Philippines. ..."
Reference: www.defensenews.com
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"...It was unclear whether the munitions for the HIMARS are the coveted ATACMS — the Army Tactical Missile System — but Ukraine has been pressing for more of the longer-range missiles to strike additional targets inside Russia.
The package, announced Monday by the State Department, also includes more of the anti-personnel land mines that Ukraine is counting on..."
Reference: apnews.com
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"...By bombarding Crimean bases with a diverse missile arsenal, Ukrainian forces aim to create vulnerabilities in Russian air defense ... the Ukrainian military assembled an unprecedented mix of weaponry for this single operation. The arsenal included British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles launched by Sukhoi Su-24 bombers, converted S-200 air-defense missiles, intelligence directorate strike drones, and unidentified ballistic missiles. ..."
Reference: euromaidanpress.com
"...There was no damage to the ships involved, the U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, said in a statement. There were no injuries, the statement said.
The destroyers, the USS Stockade and the USS O'Kane, shot down "a range" of Houthi-launched weapons while traveling through the gulf on Saturday and Sunday, CENTCOM said.
"These actions reflect the ongoing commitment of CENTCOM forces to protect U.S. personnel, regional partners, and international shipping, against attacks by Iran-backed Houthis," the command said in a statement. ..."
Reference: abcnews.go.com
"...Yemen's Houthis have been responsible for several ballistic missile launches towards Israel, including one that struck Tel Aviv in September.
The IDF has previously employed its "Arrow" system system to intercept Houthi missiles before reaching Israeli soil. ..."
Reference: www.jpost.com
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"...Military says underground complex that stretched for 1.4 kilometers was terror group’s most strategically significant weapons-making site...Before the massive bombardment of the missile site, planes struck the surrounding area, including a central Hezbollah Radwan Force base, the IDF said in its statement. ..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com
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"...President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as..."
Reference: www.bloomberg.com
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"...BEIRUT – Israel said on Thursday that its cease-fire with Hezbollah was breached...The Israeli military said the cease-fire was violated after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone."
Reference: nypost.com
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"...Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday that Japan and the U.S. aim to compile a joint military plan for a possible Taiwan emergency that includes deploying missiles.
It cited unnamed U.S. and Japanese sources as saying that under the plan, the U.S. would deploy missile units to the Nansei Islands of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, and to the Philippines. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com
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"...Some of the rockets reached the Tel Aviv area in the heart of Israel. ...Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes at Hezbollah"
Reference: apnews.com
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"...Russia's Oreshnik missile can reportedly target most of Europe, US West Coast...the type of confusion and psychological impact that Putin sought to create and has likely achieved when Russia fired an experimental hypersonic ballistic missile, striking a weapons production plant in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. This was in retaliation against Ukrainian strikes on a Russian military facility in Bryansk with U.S. made long-range missiles called ATACMS, after President Biden had given Zelenskyy permission to do so. ..."
Reference: www.foxnews.com
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"...Gov. Jared Polis, both Colorado senators, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, and other Colorado lawmakers all praised the Air Force’s basing decision, particularly since a rematch with Alabama over Space Command could be brewing. Alabama lawmakers Rep. Mike Rogers and Sen. Tommy Tuberville both expect President-elect Donald Trump to move the command from Peterson to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. Space Command is ..."
Reference: gazette.com
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"...On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his forces had struck a factory in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new, medium-range ballistic missile dubbed "Oreshnik." The strike, originally reported by Ukraine as an intercontinental ballistic missile, was conducted with "nuclear-free hypersonic equipment," according to the president. However, the capabilities of the now combat-tested missile has sparked concerns about the potential threats to Ukraine's allies if it were equipped with nuclear warheads.
"Bomb shelters will not help," Medvedev said..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com
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"... Biden's weekend decision to permit such strikes drew stark new warnings from lawmakers and Russian media close to President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. was escalating the nearly three-year conflict at the risk of sparking a new world war...."
Reference: www.yahoo.com
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"...Sgt. Travis Rogers took note of the excessive manpower, time and safety requirements each time his team had to swap out a key piece of gear on an Apache helicopter during rapid refueling and rearming.
The AH-64 Apache’s Reduced Crashworthy External Fuel System, or RCEFS, on the Hellfire missile launcher occasionally needs replacing during the brief refuel and rearm periods that occur in training or combat. ...Currently the cart is in its testing phase at Fort Campbell, according to a service release."
Reference: www.navytimes.com
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"...Taiwan will spend NT$70.6 billion (US$2.2 billion) on weapons from the US next year amid the escalating threat from mainland China.
The island’s defence ministry said Taipei has signed contracts with the United States for 21 procurement projects, totalling NT$716.6 billion, with final payments scheduled to be made in 2031.
“Of this total, approximately NT$373.1 billion has already been paid...29 HIMARS rocket systems, and 100 Harpoon land-based missile systems."
Reference: www.scmp.com
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"...If confirmed by the Senate, he would inherit the top job during a series of global crises — ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies to the push for a ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and escalating worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea. ...Hegseth has been an advocate of Israel"
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com
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"...The authorization by the Biden administration for Ukraine to use US long-range weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory marks a new and dangerous escalation in the US-NATO war against Russia. The move, followed just two days later by Ukrainian attacks using the weapons, underscores the unrelenting drive by US and NATO powers to intensify the conflict, regardless of the catastrophic consequences. ..."
Reference: World Socailist Website (www.wsws.org)
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