MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS November 2 - November 8, 2021 THE WEEK IN BRIEF On Sunday night, 29 civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a missile attack on a mosque and religious school in Yemen. The two ballistic missiles used in the attack were used by Iranian-backed Houthi fighters. On Wednesday, Israel announced that it had begun testing a large inflatable missile detection system that is designed to hover at high altitudes and detect long-range threats. This new system, called the High Availability Aerostat System, resembles a blimp or zeppelin. Also on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's navy will begin receiving the first shipments of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles in 2022. On Thursday, the Pentagon released a declassified version of its annual report to Congress on Chinese military developments. The document revealed that China's new ballistic missile submarines have the capability of striking the United States homeland without even leaving the port. On Saturday, a top Turkish defense official confirmed that Turkey had successfully conducted a test of it's own high-altitude, long-range air defense missile system that counters the Russian S-400 defense system. The Turkish system is planned to be deployed to the army in 2023. Click here to read all of this week's headlines. MDAA ALERTS Bear Down Russia is bearing down on Ukraine large scale troop deployments along the border amidst escalating hostile rhetoric from the Russian government. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to NATO, stating “Formal membership (of Ukraine) in NATO may not take place”...  Click here to read more. Guam is Not Expendable The most consequential region in the world today is the Pacific. On the forward edge in the most forward position U.S. in the Pacific lies Guam – it lends stability to our national security interests in the South China Sea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and throughout the Marianas. Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES M-SHORAD As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan started to draw to a close in the 2010s, a new threat on the horizon centered on emerging aerial threats prompted from near peer adversaries including Russia and China. The United States Army shifted their focus on revamping their short range air defense. Learn more about M-SHORAD. NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS Israel tests massive inflatable missile detection system-11/4/2021-Defense News Turkey successfully test-fires air defense missile Siper, rival to S-400-11/8/2021-Daily Sabah Iron Dome shoots down Hamas drone flown out to sea-11/8/2021-The Times of Israel Morocco interested in purchasing Israel’s Iron Dome-11/8/2021-The Jerusalem Post THREAT NEWS Houthi missile attack on mosque, religious school kills and injures 29 civilians in Yemen-minister-11/2/2021-Reuters Russian nuclear weapons stand out in defense budget request-11/2/2021-Defensenews.com China’s New Ballistic Missile Subs Could Strike The U.S. Without Sailing Into The Pacific-11/4/2021-The Drive Russia Conducts Air and Missile Defense Drill-11/4/2021-CSIS Missile Defense Project China Military Power Report Details Advances, Goals in 2020-11/4/2021-U.S. Department of Defense Putin says Russian navy to get hypersonic Zircon missiles in 2022-11/4/2021-Reuters Russia Wants to Keep Status as Arctic Superpower, Says Expert-11/5/2021-USNI News OTHER NEWS Romania, Ukraine say more troops needed on the Black Sea-11/5/2021-Defense News China Builds US Warship Mockups for Missile Target Practice-11/8/2021-The Defense Post 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!