MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS August 10 - August 16, 2021 THE WEEK IN BRIEF On Tuesday, it was announced that a spacecraft designed by Northrop Grumman would fly to the International Space Station to deliver over 8,000 pounds of equipment, including a Cygnus NG-16 sensor which will collect data on Earth's low orbit environment. This information will be sent to the Space Development Agency, who will then use the images to develop thermal sensors that can detect hypersonic missiles. Also on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North Korea dictator warned that North Korea would continue to build up their preemptive strike capabilities after South Korea and the U.S. decided to move forward with their joint military drills. She labeled the drills, which were defensive in nature, to be "invasion rehearsal." On Thursday, Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, said that the agency is looking into using artificial intelligence technology to sort through the terabytes of data that comes with each test the agency conducts. Since it is virtually impossible to assess all of that data by hand, VADM Hill thinks that AI might be the new solution. Also on Thursday, Naval News reported via the Russian deputy defense minister that the state trials of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile would be complete by year's end and that the next phase of testing would include test firing the weapon from submarines. Click here to read all of this week's headlines. MDAA Alerts MDAA Breaking Video: MDA Concept for Regional Hypersonic Missile Defense “Responding to the regional hypersonic threats, the U.S. missile defense agency has risen to the challenge, developing a concept that utilizes a multi-layered solution to defend against the next..."  Click here to watch the video. Alabama World Champions We hosted our 19th Annual Breakfast of Champions at the 2021 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama on Wednesday. The conference is the centerpiece of the world for Missile Defense, and it is the first time all 4,500 of us came together for the first time in two years.  Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES SMART-L Radar Designed for surface ships, the Signal Multi-Beam Acquisition Radar for Targeting, or SMART-L, is a 3D surveillance radar that provides long-range surveillance and tracking against conventional aircraft and medium-range surveillance and tracking against small “stealth” missiles.  Learn more about the SMART-L Radar. Saudi Arabia Hypersonic weapons incorporate the speed of a ballistic missile with the maneuvering capabilities of a cruise missile. Hypersonic weapons refer to weapons that travel faster than Mach 5 and have the capability to maneuver during the entire flight... Learn more about Saudi Arabia. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missile With Unmanned Aircraft-8/10/2021-The Drive DoD experiment flying to International Space Station to collect data for missile-tracking sensors-8/10/2021-Space News US Army’s critical missile defense system will play role at Project Convergence-8/11/2021-Defense News Vice Admiral Discusses Potential of AI in Missile Defense Testing, Operations-8/13/2021-U.S. Department of Defense Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fire from Gaza-8/16/2021-India Today Missile Defense Agency dials up the speed in quest for hypersonic interceptor-8/16/2021-Defense News THREAT NEWS China’s New Missile Fields Are Just Part of the PLA Rocket Force’s Growth-8/12/2021-Defense One Russia To Complete Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Trials By Year-End-8/12/2021-Naval News OTHER NEWS Kim Yo Jong slams U.S.-South Korea drills, says North Korea to strengthen preemptive strike ability-8/10/2021-CNBC U.S. Space Force Establishes Second Field Command in L.A., Gen. Guetlein Assumes Command-8/16/2021-Space Coast Daily Stay Connected: ‌ ‌ ‌ MDAA | 515 King Street, Suite 330, Alexandria, VA 22314 Unsubscribe [email protected] Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!