MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS February 11 - February 17, 2020 THE WEEK IN BRIEF Click Here to Watch The Missile Defense Mondays Video On Tuesday, it was reported the U.S. Department of State had approved the sale of NASAMS air defense systems and Sentinel radars to India. The planned purchase is part of India’s Delhi Area Defense Plan, to defend the capital against enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and drones. Also on Tuesday, it was reported the Missile Defense Agency had postponed its plans for two Homeland Defense Radars (HDR) in the Pacific. MDA Director, VADM Jon Hill, stated the delay was caused by “host nation issues.” Funding was not requested for either the HDR-Hawaii or HDR-Pacific in MDA’s FY21 budget request. On Wednesday, it was reported a United Nations annual report revealed North Korea continued to enhance its nuclear and missile programs in 2019 despite UN sanctions. One conclusion of the report is that sanctions are once again being ignored since North Korea exported millions of tons of commodities to support the programs. On Sunday, four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and an Iraqi base hosting American troops in the Green Zone. Iraqi security officials told journalists two rockets fell inside the U.S. Embassy compound and one inside the Iraqi base. There were reports of no casualties and only minor damage from the rockets. Click here to read all of the headlines from the week. MDAA ALERTS $20.3 Billion $20.3 billion, the highest requested amount ever recorded in the United States history, has been requested for missile defense and defeat for the defense of the United States homeland, its forward deployed military forces, and its allies for fiscal year (FY) 2021. Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES KN-23 North Korea first displayed the KN-23 in a military parade on February 8th, 2018. The DPRK first tested the missile on May 4th, 2019 in what it described as test of a ‘tactical guided weapon’. The test was conducted from Wonsan and had a range of 240 km and an apogee (maximum height on the ballistic rectory) of 60 km. Learn more about the KN-23. THAAD The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) element provides the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) with a globally transportable, rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or just outside the atmosphere during their... Learn more about THAAD. Dong Feng-26 The DF-26 is a solid-fueled intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a range of 3,000-4,000km. It is road-mobile, consists of two stages, and is designed for surface-to-surface operations. Learn more about the DF-26. MISSILE DEFENDER OF THE WEEK Major Garrett Milne Maj Milne is the Missile and Space Domain Senior Evaluator for the Deputy Chief position within the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Current Operations Center (N2C2), Headquarters NORAD Command, USNORTHCOM at Peterson AFB, Colorado. He is responsible for ensuring all Missile and Space Domain Deputy Chief (MSDD) watch standers are capable of assessing and characterizing missile launches worldwide for the President, Prime Minister, Secretary of Defense, Minister of National Defence, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, and other national and civil agencies to the highest standard. Maj Milne is responsible for maintaining the qualifications of 20 MSDDs as well as one line evaluator to ensure missile event reporting is carried out as accurately as possible. Additionally, he is the Deputy Chief of Standards and Evaluations (Standards) and as such is responsible for ensuring that all checklists for all domains are up to date and overseeing the periodic review of the Tasks, Conditions, and Standards used by the evaluators to assess N2C2 crew members. When on shift in the N2C2 as a Missile and Space Domain Deputy Chief, Maj Milne is a key member of the domain that characterizes missile events in support of Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM missile attack assessments. Additionally, he monitors the system integrity of the $1.8B strategic and theater missile warning systems, assuring continuous warning coverage and notification to national and military senior leaders. Maj Milne joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 2002 and began his university degree at the Royal Military College (RMC). He commissioned after graduating from RMC in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Honours Physics and Space Science. His first assignment was as the Aircraft Maintenance Support Officer at 19 Air Maintenance Squadron in Comox, British Columbia. Maj Milne completed a Master’s of Science in Aerospace Engineering specializing in Aerodynamics and a Master’s of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was a Flight Sciences Certification Specialist at the Director of Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support in Ottawa, Ontario. Finally, he was assigned to NORAD as a Missile and Space Domain Deputy Chief watch stander in the N2C2 prior to his current job. Click here to view the nominees and winners from the 2019 NORAD & USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year. MDAA IN THE NEWS The Mike Buck Show Riki Ellison on the Mike Buck Show on February 13, 2020. Riki and Mike discuss the recent FY21 Budget Request and the Youth Impact Program (YIP) in Hawaii. Listen to the interview. Honolulu Star Advertiser Funding for the $1.9 billion Homeland Defense Radar- Hawaii and a more than $1 billion Pacific radar that was expected to be located in Japan has been zeroed out in the Missile Defense Agency’s fiscal 2021 budget request — raising the possibility that neither radar will be built. Click here to read more. Tucson Daily Star The rapid rollout of hypersonic missile prototypes by China and Russia has created a new arms race of sorts, as the U.S. is pouring billions of dollars into research and development of the super-fast, hard-to-kill weapons. Click here to read more. Stars and Stripes The Defense Department has dropped plans to build a $1 billion ballistic missile tracking system in Hawaii, shifting funding instead to higher priorities. During a briefing with reporters this week on the proposed fiscal 2021 budget, Vice Adm. Jon Hill, director of the Missile Defense... Click here to read more. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS MDA’s FY21 budget paves way for new homeland missile defense plans - 02/11/2020 - Defense News US approves $1.9 billion sale to India of Integrated Air Defense Weapon System - 02/11/2020 - The Defense Post Pentagon budget 2021: MDA requests funding to augment strategic missile defences - 02/11/2020 - Jane’s DARPA awards contract to Aerojet for Glide Breaker programme - 02/11/2020 - Air Force Technology Pacific missile defense radars nixed, MDA to study sensor architecture in region - 02/12/2020 - Defense News NATO develops defense systems against new Russian missiles, says Stoltenberg - 02/12/2020 - 112 Ukraine Stalled Polish Missile Defense Site Needs Extra $96M, 2 Years - 02/13/2020 - Breaking Defense Fort Bragg soldiers providing air and missile defense in Middle East - 02/13/2020 - The Fayetteville Observer S. Korea’s possible funding of THAAD base on Korean soil ‘addressed’ - 02/14/2020 - Yonhap Rockets strike near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad - 02/17/2020 - Politico Is Iran Using Space Launches To Develop Long-Range Missiles? - 02/17/2020 - Radio Free Europe THREAT NEWS Once again, North Korea is accused of enhancing its nuclear and missile programs despite UN sanctions - 02/11/2020 - CNN NORTH KOREA MAY BE PLANNING TO TEST NEW NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES THAT ‘THREATEN OUR HOMELAND,’ U.S. GENERAL WARNS - 02/14/2020 - Newsweek Rocket strikes Iraqi base housing US troops - 02/14/2020 - Kurdistan 24 US Senators Point to ‘Hypersonic Gap’ With Russia, China - 02/14/2020 - Voice to America OTHER NEWS More Than 100 Troops Have Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike, Pentagon Says - 02/11/2020 - The New York Times Army budget request eyes $2B boost for modernization - 02/13/2020 - U.S. Army DoD Plumps SDA’s 2021 Budget, Despite Uncertain Role - 02/14/2020 - Breaking Defense Top diplomats from Japan, US, S. Korea meet over N. Korea - 02/17/2020 - The Mainichi Navy cruiser sails through Taiwan Strait days after Air Force flyover there - 02/17/2020 - Stars and Stripes Stay Connected: ‌ ‌ ‌ 515 King Street, Suite 330, Alexandria, VA 22314 Unsubscribe [email protected] About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!