MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS May 5 - May 11, 2020 MDAA Virtual Congressional Roundtable Click here to learn more and RSVP for the event. MDAA ALERTS Aegis Over Troubled Waters Iranian calculated strategic application of force on force, cost curve tactics to challenge the United States is on, above, around and across the Arabian Gulf in demonstration to the GCC and the United States of power projection. Iranian deployment of multitudes of small gun... Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES Aegis Ashore Aegis Ashore was first announced in 2009 as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) and is the land-based variant of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system. Aegis Ashore shares components of the ship-based version including the Aegis...  Learn more about Aegis Ashore. Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is a missile defense system developed to meet International Common Operational Requirements and is jointly developed by the United States, Germany, and Italy. Learn more about the MEADS system. Hwasong-15/KN-22 On November 29, 2017 around 3:00am Pyongyang Time, North Korea test fired a ballistic missile from the Sain-ni area. This test came after a two-month lull in North Korean missile tests. The test was a milestone as it marked the longest flight of a North Korean ICBM... Learn more about the Hwasong-15. MISSILE DEFENDERS OF THE WEEK 2019 Okinawa Missile Defenders of the Year Awardees came from the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, U.S. Air Force 623rd Air Control Squadron, U.S. Marine Corps Air Control Squadron 4, Japan Self-Defense Force 5th Air Defense Missile Group, and Japan Ground Self-Defense 15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment. Click here to view the winners from the 2019 Okinawa Missile Defender of the Year. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS “We Attack” battalion maintains combat proficiency during COVID-19 – 05/06/2020 – U.S. Army Senior Army air defender speaks to West Point cadets – 05/06/2020 – U.S. Army Expand missile defenses during the pandemic, don’t cut them – 05/06/2020 - Defense News Japan Cuts One Aegis Ashore Site Amid Sustained Local Opposition – 05/07/2020 – The Diplomat German government asks Lockheed, MBDA to rebid on missile defense system – 05/07/2020 – Defense News 25 nations invited to Hawaii to participate in modified RIMPAC – 05/11/2020 – Stars and Stripes Japan gov’t denies scrapping Akita city missile defense system plan – 05/11/2020 – Kyodo News U.S. Marine Corps conducts check up on its long-range radar system – 05/11/2020 – Defence Blog THREAT NEWS Turkey’s Critical ‘S-400 Moment’ Has Arrived – 05/06/2020 – The Jamestown Foundation Special Report: U.S. rearms to nullify China’s missile supremacy – 05/06/2020 - Reuters Russian Northern Fleet Is Monitoring NATO Destroyers In Barents Sea – 05/07/2020 - Caspian News N. Korea Completes Building New ICBM Missiles, Dong-A Ilbo Says – 05/11/2020 - Bloomberg Turkey has given part of Russia’s S-400 Triumph missile systems to the United States – 05/11/2020 – Free News OTHER NEWS 6 US service members awarded Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in Iranian missile attack - 5/06/2020 – WREG Memphis 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!