Missile Defense Agency pushes back, pointing Breaking Defense to positive report from Pentagon tester, laudatory comments from senior military officials and recent test wins.
By Theresa HitchensModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
The agreement was announced just a day after a North Korean missile test and months after the eye-opening Chinese test of a fractional orbital bombardment system.
By Valerie Insinna
“Strategic competition is alive and well in cyberspace, and we’re doing it every day with persistent engagement,” the CYBERCOM and NSA leader said.
By Brad D. Williams
“China is a second-tier cyber power but, given its growing industrial base in digital technology, it is the state best placed to join the US in the first tier,” an IISS report says.
By Brad D. Williams
NGI kicked off in 2019 after the cancellation of an earlier $5.8 billion plan to replace the existing Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle, which defends the US mainland against long-range ballistic missile attacks.
By Paul McLeary
“From the evidence we have available, it sure looks like Russia is a bigger counterspace threat than China, which is contrary to a lot of the public discussion that focuses almost entirely on China,” said SWF’s Brian Weeden.
By Theresa Hitchens
ROC-X – The solution to organic precision strike capabilities
At AUSA Global Force 2024, IAI will present integrated, AI-driven combat systems – both manned and unmanned – that are opening new opportunities on the battlefield.
“The real differentiator here is the acquisition strategy, with a lot of competition — a lot of ‘fly before you buy’ — built in,” CSIS’ Tom Karako says. “The relatively longer NGI development timeline for homeland ballistic missile defense can be mitigated by near-term improvements” in ground missile defense.
By Paul McLeary
Commandant Gen. David Berger tells SecDef Austin he won’t ask for more money in the new budget, but asks for authority to kick tanks, helicopters, out of the force
By Paul McLeary
There have been questions about the Biden Administration’s missile defense plan; some of those may be answered in coming weeks
By Paul McLeary
This new missile — if it’s real — does not change the current threat or defense calculus.
By Ralph Savelsberg
The alert “should raise concern for those simply focused on China or Russia as the core threat to our national security,” says Eric Noonan, CEO of security firm CyberSheath.
By Kelsey Atherton
Gantz left Israel Wednesday night for a quick 10-hour visit to the United States after a security meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The chance Trump will not win the US election is driving Israel to try and settle a number of urgent matters and get action on them before the election.
By Arie Egozi
“Due to considerations of cost and timing, we have stopped the process of introducing the Aegis Ashore system,” Japanese Defense Minister Toro Kono said. “For the time being, Japan will continue to counter (missile threats) with Aegis-equipped ships.”
By Paul McLeary
A new analysis shows that a Jan. 11 North Korean missile test could well be a hypersonic weapon – and one that holds American bases in Japan in a new level of danger.
By Ralph Savelsberg and Tomohiko Kawaguchi