MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS March 15 - 21, 2022 THE WEEK IN BRIEF On Thursday, the U.S. State Department said it approved the potential sale of a $700 million missile defense system to the United Kingdom. The British government seeks to purchase one BMDR and two Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) user nodes. On Friday, Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) helped intercept ballistic and cruise missile targets during the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation conducted by the US Army. The system’s “open, modular, and scalable architecture” integrates air and missile sensors with available weapon systems, enabling better firing solutions than current single sensor fire units. Also on Friday, Russian missiles hit the city of Lviv in western Ukraine as Russia steps up its assault on the country more than three weeks after the invasion began. No one was reported killed, but the missiles destroyed an aircraft maintenance facility. On Saturday, Russia claimed to have used a Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile to strike a munitions warehouse in western Ukraine. As of Monday, The Pentagon is neither confirming nor denying Russia's claims. Additionally, analysis from The Drive's The War Zone, showed Russia's video of the claimed strike was located in eastern Ukraine rather than the Russian claim of western Ukraine. Also on Saturday, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group fired missiles and drones at Saudi energy and water desalination facilities, causing a temporary drop in output at a refinery but no casualties. On Sunday, North Korea fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, days after the North’s latest missile launch ended in failure amid the country’s recent burst of weapons testing activity. On Monday, the Biden administration completed the transfer of a significant number of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia, fulfilling Riyadh’s urgent request for a resupply amid sharp tensions in the relationship. Also on Monday, Slovakia started receiving components of Patriot missile defense systems being deployed from the Netherlands and Germany. The Netherlands is sending one Patriot unit and Germany is sending two Patriot units to strengthen Slovakia's air and missile defenses. Click here to read all of this week's headlines. MDAA ALERTS All For One - The NATO Missile Defense Team Over the past 19 days, close to one thousand missiles have been fired from Russia, Belarus, and the Black Sea into Ukraine resulting in massive loss of life and significant destruction of critical infrastructure... Click here to read more. Marching to the Drum of Missile Defense The Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, said in a press conference with the Slovakian Minister of Defense Jaroslav Nad, that the United States and NATO will consider providing equitable replacement systems... Click here to read more. MDAA WEBSITE UPDATES AND FEATURES Ukrainian War Updates Track the number and type of missiles used in the Ukrainian war, the number of casualties, and daily news highlights. Track updates on the Ukrainian war. ELM 2084 MMR (Israel) Elta’s ELM-2084 is a Multi-Mission Radar (MMR), purposed for air defense, that detects the nature of incoming rounds and sends that information to the Iron Dome or David’s Sling to intercept the incoming projectile.[i]The system is also purposed to detect artillery... c MDAA IN THE NEWS Ukraine Has Requested Military Air. Here's How Allies Are Providing Assistance The battery includes missiles and launching stations, a radar set that detects and tracks targets, and an engagement control station, according to the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance... 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NEWS MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS As tensions with Russian rise, NORAD conducts air, missile defense operation - CTV News - 3/14/2022 DoD estimates $2.5 billion price tag for global constellation to track hypersonic missiles - Space News - 3/15/2022 UK gets approval to buy missile defenses from U.S. - Reuters - 3/17/2022 Battle Command System Demonstrates Missile Interception - The Defense Post - 3/18/2022 Air and Missile Defense Vital to Region in Face of Iran Threats - The Department of Defense - 3/18/2022 U.S. Sends Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia, Fulfilling Urgent Request - The Wall Street Journal - 3/21/2022 Slovakia starts receiving Patriot missile defence systems - Army Technology - 3/21/2022 THREAT NEWS Concrete slabs spotted at an airfield in Pyongyang for a potential ICBM launch - Korea Herald - 3/15/2022 Russian missile strike hits western Ukraine city of Lviv - The Hill - 3/18/2022 Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call - Reuters - 3/18/2022 Russia claims to hit Ukraine with hypersonic missile, expert warns it is part of Putin’s ‘strategic plan - Yahoo News - 3/19/2022 Yemen Houthis attack Saudi energy facilities, refinery output hit - Reuters - 3/19/2022 We Have Questions About Russia's Claimed Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Use In Ukraine - The Drive - 3/19/2022 N. Korea fires artillery into sea days after missile launch - ABC News - 3/20/2022 U.S. admiral says China has fully militarized islands - Politico - 3/20/2022 US can’t verify Russian hypersonic missile claim, official says - The Hill - 3/21/2022 OTHER NEWS USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Arrives In Stockholm - U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet - 3/14/2022 Switchblades are on their way to Ukraine - Politico - 3/16/2022 UK to deploy Sky Sabre missile defence system in Poland - 3/17/2022 Israel’s Defense Ministry Developing Laser Missile Defense System - The Media Line - 3/18/2022 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!