MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS October 19 - October 25, 2021 THE WEEK IN BRIEF On Tuesday, it was reported that North Korea had conducted its first submarine-launched ballistic missile for the first time in two years. The test occured in waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan. On Thursday, NATO announced that the alliance is developing plans to counter Russian aggression through an increase of air and missile defense. The U.S. Patriot and SAMP/T air defense systems look to be the primary investments. On Friday, it was announced that a 10-ship naval task force composed of Russian and Chinese ships sailed around Japan following a joint exercise in the Sea of Japan. The incident follows a series of aggressives demonstrations of power by China around Asia. Click here to read all of this week's headlines. MDAA ALERTS Air to Air VCRT Today is a great topic. We don’t talk too much about the air domain when we’ve been doing missile defense over the last 40 years. And it’s really a U.S. Air Force mission. And if you go back all the way until right after World War II when we got this new service called the Air Force... Click here to read more. Chain Reaction: First Domino This week China displayed a launch of a “space vehicle”, there are also reports of an unusually advanced Hypersonic Missile test by China earlier this year. Even North Korea is claiming advances with a hypersonic claim and photoshoot. In the face of this, Japan, the largest island... Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES McDonnell Douglas F-35EX The F-15EX is equipped with three complimentary weapons systems that work together to maximize the F-15 EX’s effectiveness. It has a carrying capacity of 22 air-to-air missiles which includes: shorter-range air-to-air AIM-9X... Learn more about the F-15EX. E-2 Hawkeye The Northrop Grumman-produced E-2 Hawkeye, and its next-generation variant, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, is an airborne early warning aircraft, operated by the United States Navy. Similar to the E-3 Sentry and the E-7 Wedgetail the Hawkeye is capable of tracking threats... Learn more about the E-2. E-7 Wedgetail The Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) airframe, known as the E-7, is an air battlespace management platform, capable of detecting airborne threats including hostile aircraft and cruise missiles. Four countries operate the E-7: the Australian air force... Learn more about the E-7. MDAA In The News The United States is Not Safe from Russian, Chinese Long-Range Missiles - National Interest During a virtual roundtable on American air defense hosted by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, senior military leaders highlighted America’s vulnerability against Chinese and Russian long-range missiles. Read the full article here. DOD Mum on China's Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Weapon, Hints US Needs To Step It Up - Air Force Magazine Across the defense establishment, government officials have declined to comment on a recent report that China fielded a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon in August, but on Oct. 19... Read the full article here. China's Hypersonic Test Raises Questions About US Missile Defense, Deterrence - Defense One The “deeply concerning” test of a Chinese hypersonic missile shows that the United States has “a lot of work to do” on technology and policy, military officials and lawmakers said yesterday… Read the full article here. Surface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A Crisis - The Drive A senior officer at the U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, says the command is actively engaged in discussions about how to optimize air-defense capabilities...  Read the full article here. After China's 'Hypersonic' Test, US Alarm and Many Unanswered Questions - Breaking Defense In the wake of a hair-raising report of a secret Chinese hypersonic space weapons test, a denial by the Chinese government, and doubly vague public remarks from the US Air Force chief...  Read the full article here. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS U.S. holds three tests to advance hypersonic weapon programs, Pentagon says- 10/21/2021- Reuters NATO to boost air and missile defense investments to counter Russia-10/22/2021-Defense News South Korea seeks to develop missile defense against N. Korea's artillery barrage- 10/25/2021-Defense News THREAT NEWS North Korea Likely Fired First Submarine Missile Since 2019-10/19/2021-Bloomberg China's reported hypersonic weapon test raises security concerns-10/19/2021-ABC News Russia ups defense ties with Belarus amid tensions with NATO-10/21/2021-Federal News Network Chinese-Russian task force sails around Japan-10/22/2021-Defense News OTHER NEWS Fund the F-35 program, lawmakers tell the White House-10/21/2021-Defense News Harpoon missile system delivery to Taiwan will be completed in 2028-10/22/2021-Taiwan News 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!