“Ukraine urgently needs our help to shield its citizens and infrastructure from Russia’s missile threat,” said US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin.
By Tim MartinSTRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.
By Theresa Hitchens“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it’s really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.
By Ashley RoqueAccording to Israeli sources, there are negotiations in different levels with Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania currently underway for the Rafael Spyder system.
By Arie Egozi“I do not expect any change in Ukrainian performance because they are fighting for their country,” said Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, chief of staff of the Polish armed forces. “I cannot imagine myself telling Ukrainians, ‘Change your position because it’s not sufficient for me.'”
By Valerie InsinnaThe plan fits into a broader vision, laid out in recent weeks by German chancellor Olaf Scholz, of a united air defense front throughout Europe.
By Christina MackenzieTEL AVIV: Israel has made a small but significant step towards a laser-based system that is capable of intercepting missiles, with the announcement that the country’s “Iron Beam” system officially has a budget. The program, which has existed in some form of R&D for more than a decade, has faced headwinds as a result of…
By Arie EgoziThe new system, which could cost between $12 and $17 billion, will be almost entirely homegrown – a major impact on Polish industry.
By Bartosz Głowacki“This is not how the MoD has ever done business, but its trying to adopt some of the best practices of the commercial marketplace,” said Paul Hollingshead, head of UK and NATO effort at Anduril.
By Aaron MehtaThe change comes as Russia says it has stopped using a deconfliction line with Israel.
By Arie EgoziIt is more of a repositioning rather than a withdrawal and “does not reflect any political orientation similar to the one to withdraw troops from Afghanistan,” strategic expert and political researcher Abdullah Al Jenaid tells Breaking Defense.
By Chyrine MezherThe Corps is looking for a unit that is “very low signature and that give us the firepower that we need to be a relevant force that provides consequences, should we get past the deterrence phase,” Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, assistant deputy commandant of Combat Development, said.
By Paul McLeary