MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS
January 25 - 31, 2022
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On Wednesday, January 26, North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said.
On Monday, January 31, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile in the third such incident this month, according to authorities, while the Israeli President was in the country on a historic visit.
Also on Monday, North Korea confirmed that the launch of the Hwasong-12 missile, first reported by South Korean and Japanese officials on Sunday, was indeed an intermediate-range ballistic missile that has the capability of striking the US territory of Guam.
Also on Monday, U.S. defense analysts warned that Russia is willing to go to war and incur economic penalties over Ukraine despite U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chair Bob Menendez's comments that lawmakers were devising the “mother of all sanctions” against Russia.
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A DOD assessment team recently returned from Ukraine and reported that it had found Kyiv’s current missile defenses are inadequate to defend against the advanced threat posed by Russia. Ukraine is relying on a limited number of Soviet-era S-300V missile defense systems...
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MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES |
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US bilateral military cooperation with Hungary is comprised of three major areas: joint training, deployment, and operations. Strategically located in Central Europe, the U.S. has been working with Hungary to modernize its air defense systems since it joined NATO in 1999..
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Slovakia is a Central European country bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. The primary threat to Slovakia is the Russian Federation and its ballistic missile arsenal...
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MISSILE DEFENDER OF THE WEEK |
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Lieutenant Colonel
Nathan Perry
Lt Col Perry is the Deputy Commander of the 36th Operations Group at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. He is responsible for leading 85 members in enabling and projecting combat readiness and the joint integration of Department of Defense assets supporting Theater Support Packages within Pacific Command. His efforts include Bomber Task Force directives, Operation NOBLE EAGLE Homeland Defense, and responsibilities within Advance Programs leading Agile Combat Element initiatives throughout the Indo-Pacific region in support of Joint War at Sea. Lt Col Perry consistently enhances the air defense mission on Guam through his unwavering support by serving as the operational conduit between Task Force Talon and 36th WG. By facilitating direct communication, information, and resource management on Andersen AFB is streamlined and ensures E-3 THAAD’s air defense mission is never compromised. Lt Col Perry’s continued coordination efforts from the 36th WG Operations Group have directly enhanced the Defense of Guam Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Mission. Lt Col Perry and the 36th WG Operations Group have been instrumental in advocating for the THAAD mission and Site Armadillo permanency. His facilitation of crosscommunication ensures theater-level training exercises are deconflicted and the impact to the Guam BMD mission is mitigated; ensuring the U.S. Military maintains a lethal deterrent in the Indo-Pacific Command Theater. Before this assignment, Lt Col Perry was formally the Commander, 8th Flying Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Oklahoma. The 8 FTS was the leading edge of innovation and change for the United States Air Force and undergraduate pilot training transformation creating a paradigm shift within Air Education and Training Command and the future of mixed-virtual reality pilot training. Lt Col Perry was commissioned in 2002 and was recently assigned to Air Force/A10 at The Pentagon, Washington DC, where he served as Chief, Bomber Modernization, Sustainment and Test managing B-21 Raider acquisition. He is a career pilot, having completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Moody AFB, Georgia as well at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas. His service includes a variety of positions in Pacific Command, Central Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, Task Force North Africa, and the Air Force Air Staff. Lt Col Perry is a command pilot with more the 3,000 flight hours in the B-2A, T-6A, T-38A, TC-12, and C-130E/H.
Click here to view all the awardees from the 2021 Guam Missile Defender of the Year Award Ceremony.
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Japan allocates $56 million toward developing electric railgun for missile defense - Stars and Stripes |
Japan is pushing ahead with efforts to field an electrically powered railgun capable of firing projectiles six times the speed of sound and defending against hypersonic missiles. The railgun project was...
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Riki Ellison Interview on the Mike Buck Show (1/24/2022)
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Conversation topics include missile defense, the defense of Ukraine, Taiwan, integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) with U.S. allies, the cost curve of missile defense, and the Super Bowl.
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UAE Says It Intercepted a Missile From Yemen. But With What Defense System? - Haaretz |
The Emiratis have kept relatively hush over a string of recent Houthi missile attacks on the desert oasis, which some experts say has cloaked the fact that they are 'bleeding money' in order to face...
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