Pacific land force leaders seek ‘positional advantage’ against China
More ships, partnerships and strike assets are in store for Pacific land forces.
By Todd South
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Navy leaders look to expand munitions options as supplies run low
Operations against Houthi militants in the Red Sea have drawn down missile supplies potentially needed for future operations.
Can North Korea missiles hit Guam?
Analysts believe North Korea has several missiles in its arsenal capable of reaching the Pacific island of Guam.
Boeing, GDLS team up on mobile SHORAD system for September Shoot-Off
Boeing and General Dynamics Land Systems have teamed up to build a short-range air defense system on a Stryker combat vehicle and plan to demonstrate the capability at a SHORAD shoot-off hosted by the Army next month.
By Jen Judson
Hyten: Focus on adversary, not domain
The U.S. cannot fall into the trap of focusing on warfighting domains when debating responses to an adversary, said Gen. John Hyten, the head of United States Strategic Command.
By Aaron Mehta
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President Donald Trump threatened North Korea “with fire and fury like the world has never seen” on Tuesday after reports suggested the communist country has mastered one of the final hurdles to being able to strike the United States with a nuclear missile.
US-Israel teams ramp up interceptor builds
Two U.S.-Israeli industrial teams working on jointly funded missile defense programs are ramping up production of three distinct interceptors.
By Barbara Opall-Rome
Missile defense: An interactive look at European investments
As countries in Europe look to missile defense as a means for deterrence and response amid threats of insurgency, system type and investment amount vary – with the Eastern Flank and other countries bordering Russia among the big spenders.
By Avascent Analytics
A terrestrial strategy: Hill presses ground and space focus in missile defense review
The Pentagon’s Ballistic Missile Defense Review is underway and lawmakers, through both the House and Senate defense policy bills, are signalling the direction they want to go when it comes to developing the future defense architecture against both regional and homeland missile threats.
By Jen Judson
House pressures Army to buy new missile defense radar that the White House opposes
In their version of the 2018 defense policy bill, House lawmakers are putting pressure on the Army, to figure out a path forward to acquire a radar for the service’s future Integrated Air and Missile Defense System by threatening to withhold funds or transfer the responsibility to the Missile Defense Agency if progress isn’t made. But the White House is opposed to the pressure, objecting to the bill’s provision in its Statement of Administration Policy last month.
By Jen Judson
India’s Kalyani Group, Israel’s Rafael open missile-manufacturing facility
Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems will undertake the production and assembly of Spike anti-tank guided missiles and its related technologies.
Interview: Raytheon's Chris Lombardi talks European priorities, industry's seat at the table
As Europe refocuses its efforts on deterrence, technology efforts and joint initiatives become even more dire. Industry has a key seat at the table for such efforts. Executive Editor Jill Aitoro spoke to Chris Lombardi, vice president for Raytheon International about regional priorities as well as industry’s role.
By Jill Aitoro