MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS July 28 - August 3, 2020 THE WEEK IN BRIEF Click Here to Watch The Missile Defense Mondays Video On Tuesday, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired missiles and carried out military exercises using a mock U.S aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian commandos assaulted the replica carrier, and missiles were also fired from fast boats, trucks, and a helicopter. Ballistic missile fire from the drill resulted in American troops being put on alert at Al-dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi and Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. On Wednesday, the Department of Defense outlined how missile defense is becoming a key factor in great power competition with Russia and China. China especially is rapidly expanding its missile defense capabilities, which are key to its military ambitions and posture in the Indo-Pacific region. On Thursday, the nominee to head NORTHCOM, Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, indicated he believes the Missile Defense Agency is taking steps to speed up the acquisition of the Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI). VanHerck also mentioned that MDA is currently exploring additional capabilities for the underlayer - specifically SM-3 and THAAD - that will help prevent any gaps in coverage. On Friday, Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard spoke at the Nuclear Deterrence Forum about the rapid modernization and improvements Russia and China are making to their strategic and conventional military capabilities. Adm. Richard warned that China is in the process of completing its nuclear triad, and that the U.S will have to face two peer-capable nuclear competitors in the near future. Also on Friday, the government of Japan took a step closer towards acquiring strike weapons to defend against ballistic missile attacks. Long-range munitions are controversial in Japan, which renounced war after World War II, and the proposal will likely anger China and Russia who will fall in range of any new strike weapons. On Sunday, the Israeli Defense Force's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a rocket that was fired from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel. Tens of thousands of residents were forced to retreat to bomb shelters, and a fragment of an interceptor missile struck a vehicle in the town of Sderot. Click here to read all of the headlines from the week. MDAA ALERTS The Dynamic Duo On Tuesday this week, the United States Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Senator Jim Inhofe, initiated the nomination process for two of the most able, qualified, and relevant American military leaders tasked with defending the whole of the United States, its 50 states... Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES Iron Dome Israel’s current short-range anti-rocket, artillery and mortars system – Iron Dome – was independently developed by Israeli companies Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and IAI, before Raytheon joined the development process for the Tamir interceptor missiles in 2014... Learn more about Iron Dome. Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) The Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) is a derivative of the RIM-156 Standard SM-2 Block IV missile, and is the interceptor component of the U.S. Navy theater ballistic missile defense system, called NTW-TBMD (Navy Theater Wide – Theater Ballistic Missile Defense)... Learn more about SM-3. Japan Japanese involvement in missile defense dates back to the deployment of the Nike-J missile, a conventionally tipped version of the Hercules missile, which was the result of a Memorandum of Understanding that was finalized in 1967. A team from the Japan Defense Agency... Learn more about Japan. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS Congressional oversight of homeland missile defense plans increase in FY21 defense policy bills - 7/28/20 - Defense News GOP coronavirus bill includes at least $7 billion for weapons programs - 7/28/20 - Defense News USASMDC emphasizes importance of cost management - 7/28/20 - DVIDS Missile Defense Becomes Part of Great Power Competition - 7/29/20 - Department of Defense Guam’s air defense should learn lessons from Japan’s Aegis Ashore - 7/30/20 - Defense News MDA Can Accelerate Next-Gen Interceptor: NORTHCOM Nominee - 7/30/20 - Breaking Defense Integrated Battle Command System takes next step - 7/30/20 - Redstone Rocket  Exclusive: As Japan weighs missile-defence options, Raytheon lobbies for Lockheed’s $300 million radar deal - 7/30/20 - Reuters  Next-Gen Interceptor: A New Layer Of Missile Defense - 7/31/20 - Breaking Defense  Pacifist Japan ruling party proposes strike capability to halt missile attacks - 7/31/20 - Reuters  Fort Greely’s missile defense system gets a boost - 8/2/20 - Newsminer  Live-Fire Tests In August For Army Air & Missile Defense - 8/3/20 - Breaking Defense  THREAT NEWS Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions - 7/28/20 - ABC News Yars, Topol-M mobile ICBM systems embark on combat patrol in central Russia drills - 7/28/20 - Tass Iran fires ballistic missiles from underground for first time - 7/29/20 - Yahoo Russia, China creating more and more advanced missile defense systems — Pentagon - 7/29/20 - Tass Russian Navy successfully tests Tsirkon hypersonic missile - 7/29/20 - AMN To avoid another attack, Israel tries hard not to embarrass Hezbollah - 7/30/20 - The Times of Israel North Korea fired a missile from a ship on July 6, South Korea’s military says - 7/30/20 - Stars and Stripes China, Russia Nearing Status as U.S. Nuclear Peers, Stratcom Commander Says - 7/31/20 - Department of Defense Gaza rocket fired at south, intercepted, in first launch in over a month - 8/3/20 - The Times of Israel China can launch nuclear counterattacks within minutes: ex-soldier - 8/3/20 - Kyodo News Russian MoD: Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile, Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo Trials Close To Completion - 8/3/20 - Naval News OTHER NEWS U.S. to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany but nearly half to stay in Europe - 7/29/20 - Reuters U.S. State Department clears $39 million sale of AMRAAM missiles to Netherlands - 7/30/20 - Defence Blog SMDC develops cutting-edge technology to support warfighters - 7/31/20 - DVIDS Stay Connected: ‌ ‌ ‌ 515 King Street, Suite 330, Alexandria, VA 22314 Unsubscribe [email protected] About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!