MISSILE DEFENSE MONDAYS October 4 - October 10, 2022 THE WEEK IN BRIEF On Tuesday, October 4, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, in what appeared to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington. The missile travelled 4,500km (2,800 miles) before falling into the Pacific Ocean – far enough to hit the US island of Guam if it took another trajectory. It is the North’s first missile launch over Japan since 2017. Japan issued an alert to some citizens to take cover. The US, Japan and South Korea conducted their own military drills in response. On Wednesday, October 5, Congress put out a new report on hypersonic missile defense. Hypersonic weapons, like ballistic missiles, fly at speeds of at least Mach 5, or roughly 1 mile per second. Unlike ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons do not follow a ballistic trajectory and can maneuver en route to their target. Russia has reportedly fielded its first hypersonic weapons in December 2019, while some experts believe that China fielded hypersonic weapons as early as 2020. The United States is not expected to field hypersonic weapons before 2023. On Thursday, October 6, The U.S. Army had a vision to field a new ground system by the end of the decade that will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to help automate processes and cut the time it takes to identify a far-off threat and decide how best to engage it. For now, soldiers must use spreadsheets, sticky notes and manually toggle between systems to aggregate targeting data. And while soldiers perform that task well, such cumbersome operations become much harder when multiple targets are encountered on a battlefield, according to Courtney Coulter, chief of the decision science branch at Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s C5ISR Center. On Monday, October 10, the pressure for the United States to send Ukraine more advanced air defense systems reached a new high after Russia escalated its war on the country with a barrage of deadly missile strikes. The Kremlin attacks, which targeted civilian areas that for months had enjoyed a relative calm, brought back the argument that the West must send Ukraine more high-tech air defense weapons, including those similar to Israel’s Iron Dome missile interception system. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a rain of cruise and ballistic missiles on Kyiv and nine other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 11 individuals and injuring at least another 64. Click here to read all of this week's headlines. MDAA ALERTS Strategic Impatience "In defiance to world order, North Korea has fired 6 ballistic missiles over the last 12 days including an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Hwasong-12 IRBM, for the first time since September 3, 2017, that flew over Japan. The IRBM reached an altitude of about 620 miles and flew about 2,850 miles for a flight time of 22 minutes before splashing into the ocean. North Korea, in violation of United Nations..." 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 conflict in Ukraine. Taiwan Incursion Updates Track the number and type of incursions in the Taiwan Strait, the number of missiles fired, aircraft crossing the ADIZ, and daily news highlights. Track updates on the tensions in the Taiwan Strait. MISSILE DEFENDER OF THE WEEK Major Gabe Carr MAJ Carr is currently assigned as a Missile Defense Officer at U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio. MAJ Carr was commissioned via Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) as an Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) officer from Ohio University (2003). He holds a Bachelor of Specialized Studies. MAJ Carr’s previous assignments include Platoon Leader for Alpha Battery, 2-174 ADA Battalion (BN) at McConnelsville, Ohio; Tactical Control Officer for the Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC) at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C.; Executive Officer of Charlie Battery, 2-174 ADA BN at McConnelsville, Ohio; Commander of Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 2-174 ADA BN at McConnelsville, Ohio; Liaison Officer in the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Anderson, South Carolina; Assistant Operations Officer in the 174 ADA Brigade at Columbus, Ohio; Deputy Director for Operations at JADOC at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C.; Tactical Director at JADOC Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C.; and Joint Plans and Operations Officer at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia. MAJ Carr’s operational assignments include Operation Noble Eagle. MAJ Carr has attended the ADA Officer Basic Course, Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System Course, ADA Captain’s Career Course, Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense Missile Defense Officer Course, and Command and General Staff College. MAJ Carr’s awards decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (4OLC), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1OLC), and Army Superior Unit Aware (1OLC). MAJ Carr is married to Julia Aldrich of Fredonia, New York. MAJ Gabe Carr is the longest serving Missile Defense Officer (MDO) to date, having done so for over 4 years. During that time he endured several long isolation periods in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic constantly adapting to help keep the MDO position manned 24/7/365. He has also trained just about every MDO (~20) that arrived after him over the past 4 years. It's hard to believe he is actually leaving the command and moving on to his next assignment this summer. Click here to view all the awardees from the 2022 NORAD & USNORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Award Ceremony. NEWS HEADLINES MISSILE DEFENSE NEWS Ukrainian forces down Shahed drone in attempted attack on Odesa - Ukrinform - 10/04/2022 Defense plant at Camden growing; Lockheed to add missile capacity - NWA Online - 10/05/2022 Army activates new unit to control air and missile defenses in Europe - Defense News - 10/06/2022 US warships, with South Korea and Japan, train to shoot down North Korean missiles - ABC7 - 10/07/2022 (LEAD) USFK brings new equipment to THAAD base to complete upgrade program - K-Odyssey - 10/07/2022 THREAT NEWS Iran continues missile attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan - Middle East Monitor - 10/04/2022 Zaporizhzhia attacked with Iskander missiles - Ukrinform - 10/05/2022 North Korea continues missile launches as U.S. redeploys an aircraft carrier - PBS NewsHour - 10/05/2022 Russia launches airstrike on Ukraine from territory of Belarus - General Staff - Ukrinform - 10/06/2022 Taiwan warns of the deployment of some thirty Chinese aircraft and ships near its coasts - Royals Blue - 10/06/2022 OTHER NEWS  UK, South Korea join ASAT test ban, raising like-minded countries to seven - SpaceNews - 10/05/2022 Army Futures Command has a new commander - Defense News - 10/05/2022 Kishida, Biden eye stronger deterrence after missile launch - The Asahi Shimbun - 10/05/2022 China has 'destroyed' tacit agreement on Taiwan Strait: Defence minister - Channel News Asia - 10/05/2022 North Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning U.N. meeting, U.S. drills - Reuters - 10/06/2022  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!