missile defense

BAE Wins $68M Army Missile Defense Hardware Contract

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:18:30 GMT

Source: www.thenewnewinternet.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
BAE Systems has won a $68 million contract to provide the U.S. Army hardware for advanced threat infrared countermeasures systems that work to protect aircraft and troops against missile attacks. The company also finished initial deliveries of common infrared countermeasure systems for testing at its Worrell/Weeks Aircrew Protection Center, BAE said Monday. Last year, the [...] ...

Russia says U.S. missile defense a big barrier to nuclear cuts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:46 GMT

Source: missilethreat.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – A senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the U.S. deployment of anti-missile shields was a huge hurdle to any further cuts in the offensive nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War foes, because of concerns the interceptors could shoot down Russian missiles. “How can we take the idea of strategic nuclear weapons reductions seriously when the United States is building up its ability to intercept these … weapons?” Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told reporters after U.S. President Barack Obama said he would seek to negotiate cuts with Russia. The post Russia says U.S. missile defense a big barrier to nuclear cuts appeared first on missile Threat . ...

Don Kennedy and Sons wins CCI contract to move RSA structures for Missile Defense Agency

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:07:17 GMT

Source: blog.al.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Don Kennedy and Sons Structural Moving & Foundation Repair won a contract with Christian Contractors, Inc. (CCI) to break down and relocate several metal structures for the missile defense Agency (MDA) on Redstone Arsenal. ...

Missile Defense Dispute Requires More Transparency – Putin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:22:09 GMT

Source: missilethreat.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
LOUGH ERNE, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Tuesday that disagreements over the deployment of a US missile shield in Europe still remain, but Moscow and Washington should boost the transparency of actions related to the dispute. “The disagreements still remain, but I agree, in general, with US President [Barack] Obama that what we must and certainly can do in this area is make all our actions more open and transparent,” Putin said at a press conference after the conclusion of the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland . Putin said that the sides would continue discussions on the issue during Obama’s visit to Russia for the G20 summit on September 5 and 6. The US missile defense system in Europe, which NATO and the US say is aimed at countering threats from North Korea and Iran, has been a particular source of friction in US-Russian relations for a number of years. Russia and NATO formally agreed to cooperate over the European missile defense system at the 2010 NATO summit in Lisbon, but talks foundered, in part over Russian demands for legal guarantees that the system would not target its strategic nuclear deterrent. In mid-March, the US announced that it was modifying its planned missile defense deployment to Poland, dropping plans to station SM-3 IIB interceptors in the country by 2022. Russian officials responded by saying this did nothing to allay their concerns over US missile defense ...

Republicans Perpetuate Myths About Missile Defense to Keep Cold War Alive

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:43:11 GMT

Source: www.fpif.org --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Republicans oppose U.S. cooperation with Russia on NATO missile defense. ...

Raytheon Extends Ballistic Missile Defense Capability Through Radar Modernization Effort

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:30:00 GMT

Source: www.thestreet.com --- Monday, June 17, 2013
PARIS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. Middle East security partner moved one step closer to gaining an enhanced ballistic missile defense capability when Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed the redesign of eight circuit card assemblies for a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) AN/TPY-2 radar. The redesigned cards extend the advanced capabilities found within the original components, while incorporating technologies and processes previously unavailable when Raytheon delivered the first AN/TPY-2 in 2004. The new cards will be inserted into all new AN/TPY-2 radars Raytheon produces. ... Click to view a price quote on RTN . Click to research the Aerospace/defense industry. ...

Why Russia won’t deal on NATO missile defense

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:39:15 GMT

Source: blogs.reuters.com --- Sunday, June 16, 2013
Moscow is unlikely to cooperate on a seriously flawed, expensive system against an Iranian threat it doesn't see as imminent. ...

Missile defense killer: Russia finalizes testing on prototype ICBM

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:44:37 GMT

Source: www.worldaffairsboard.com --- Friday, June 14, 2013
Oddly, I can't find any western media reporting on this... Quote: Russia’s Strategic missile Forces have reported a successful launch of a next-generation ICBM that can supposedly pierce any anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. The test came after the US announced it would resume its ABM program in Europe. The test missile launched from a mobile pad at 9:45pm (17:45 GMT) on Thursday, the defense Ministry said Friday. The test was carried out in the Astrakhan region, deep inside Russian territory, and the prototype’s payload successfully hit the Balkhash range in Kazakhstan. “The test launch was a success as the [simulated] warhead hit a designated target within the set timeframe,” the Russian defense Ministry statement said. “This test launch was intended to confirm technical characteristics of the missile, as well as to check the safety of the launch procedures and equipment.” The launch was the fourth successful test of the prototype ICBM. The development of a new solid-fuel ICBM was officially announced in 2012, and is set to gradually replace the existing Topol-M and later the recently developed Yars missile complex. Russia will put the new strategic missile complex on combat alert by the end of the year, and deployment of the first regiment will start in 2014, announced the Head of the Main Operations Directorate of the Joint Staff Colonel-General, Vladimir Zarudnitsky. He made the remarks during a meeting with Russian Presi ...

Money for missile defense, construction in Decatur and Birmingham included in senate committee defense bill

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:38:09 GMT

Source: blog.al.com --- Friday, June 14, 2013
A number of Alabama projects ranging from missile defense to military construction projects in Decatur and Birmingham are included in the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense appropriations bill. ...

Obstacle Arises for Fort Drum To Become Missile Defense Center

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:42:57 GMT

Source: missilethreat.com --- Friday, June 14, 2013
It could be one of our last lines of defense – missile defense interceptors. Currently the U.S. has two. But north country Congressman Bill Owens thinks Fort Drum could be a good spot for number three. “I want to make sure Fort Drum’s basic mission, or core mission, is not negatively neglected. And I also want to make sure the community is comfortable with this,” said Owens (D – 21st District). Before any of that can be decided though, Fort Drum would first have to make the cut. The post, along with several other locations, is in the mix as a possible East Coast destination for an inceptor. An announcement of the final candidates is expected sometime this month. But a letter from the leader of the missile defense Agency to the Senate Armed Services Committee could be a big roadblock. In it, Vice Admiral James D. Syring writes, “There is no validated military requirement to deploy an East Coast missile defense site.” Vice Admiral Syring also writes an East Coast site, “would also come at significant materiel development and service sustainment cost.” Congressman Owens disagrees, saying another defense site is necessary and the north country is a logical spot to defend from potential strikes from Iran or North Korea. “They (potential enemy) would not launch, if you will, east to west, their rockets, they would launch them over the pole and down. So they would descend upon us from the north,” said Owens. It’s a real problem with pos ...

Senator Levin Is Wrong: U.S. Needs East Coast Missile Defense Site

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:30:31 GMT

Source: blog.heritage.org --- Friday, June 14, 2013
PASCAL SAURA/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), recently concluded that there is “no validated military requirement” for a proposed East Coast missile defense site. While some military leaders agree with his conclusion, the fact remains that the East Coast is less protected than the West Coast under President Barack Obama’s missile defense plan. The incomplete coverage of the East Coast should be a primary concern for Congress, as all Ground-Based Midcourse defense (GMD) interceptors are currently located on the West Coast to counter the North Korean threat . Iran remains a concern, and an East Coast missile defense site would mitigate Iran’s growing ballistic missile capabilities. General Robert Kehler, Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), reiterated this point when he told the SASC, “I am confident that we can defend against a limited attack from Iran, although we are not in the most optimum posture to do that today.… [I]t doesn’t provide total defense today.” The key word is “limited,” and if the Pentagon has already predicted that Iran may be able to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by 2015 , the U.S. should be proactive and get ahead of the threat by shoring up the East Coast. Previous leaders of this country repeatedly recognized the need for an additional missile defense site. President George W. Bush planned to deploy ...

Time to Say Yes to US-Russian Missile Defense Cooperation

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:02:17 GMT

Source: www.acus.org --- Friday, June 14, 2013
From Ellen Tauscher and Igor Ivanov, Foreign Policy : After a series of setbacks and disappointments during President Barack Obama's first term, U.S.-Russian political dialogue is finally gaining momentum. read more ...

US Army: Commander of Alaska missile-defense site suspended in sex inquiry

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:48:58 GMT

Source: www.defence.pk --- Friday, June 14, 2013
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Missile defense system readiness relies on FSR expertise

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:06:27 GMT

Source: www.army.mil --- Thursday, June 13, 2013
Tobyhanna Army Depot technicians are supporting the deployment of a key missile defense system in the western Pacific. ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s head declared this week there is no need to de...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:15:55 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, June 13, 2013
The U.S. missile defense Agency’s head declared this week there is no need to deploy an eastern missile defense site and there are cheaper short-term alternatives for protecting the United States than a new location. http://bit.ly/17IXyUq ...

Greely Missile Defense Unit Commander Suspended Over Sex-Misconduct Allegations

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:35:17 GMT

Source: www.alaskapublic.org --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The commander of the Army National Guard unit that operates the missile-defense facility at Fort Greely has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct at the base – and accusations he failed to address the problem. Download Audio ...

APRN Alaska News: Greely Missile Defense Unit Commander Suspended Over Sex-Misconduct Allegations

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:35:17 GMT

Source: www.kbbi.org --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The commander of the Army National Guard unit that operates the missile-defense facility at Fort Greely has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct at the base – and accusations he fai read more ...

NATO Proposes 2 Joint Missile Defense Centers with Russia, but Separate Chains of Command

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:54:20 GMT

Source: www.acus.org --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
From Alexander Vershbow, NATO : Our goal in NATO remains a combined missile defence architecture that can protect both the Alliance and Russia. read more ...

NATO Missile Defense is 'True Transatlantic Teamwork'

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:34:55 GMT

Source: www.acus.org --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
From Alexander Vershbow, NATO : NATO takes collective defence seriously. missile threats to our Alliance territory and populations are real and growing. Our defence against these threats must be real, too, and able to adapt to the threat in the future. And that’s the approach we are taking. read more ...

Missile Defense Conference

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:26:37 GMT

Source: missilethreat.com --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Thank you, Dr. Clarke for inviting me here today. It’s good to be back at RUSI. I’m glad to have the opportunity this morning to share this panel today with Nancy. At the State Department, I am responsible for overseeing a wide range of defense issues, including missile defense policy. Today, I would like to speak to you about three parts of U.S. missile defense policy: implementation of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), recent changes in U.S. missile defense policy, and ongoing cooperation efforts with the Russian Federation on missile defense. Implementation of the European Phased Adaptive Approach In 2009, the President announced that the EPAA would “provide stronger, smarter, and swifter defenses of American forces and America’s Allies,” while relying on “capabilities that are proven and cost-effective.” Since then, we have been working hard to implement his vision. As you know, we have made great progress. EPAA Phase One gained its first operational elements in 2011 with the start of a sustained deployment of an Aegis BMD-capable multi-role ship to the Mediterranean and the deployment of an AN/TPY-2 radar in Turkey. With the declaration of Interim Operational Capability at the NATO Summit in Chicago last year, this radar transitioned to NATO operational control. Demonstrating its commitment to NATO collective defense, Spain agreed in 2011 to host four U.S. Aegis-capable ships at the existing naval facility at Rot ...