U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is seeking more than $27 billion to fund the new Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) between fiscal years 2022 and 2027, according to an investment plan, with a focus on acquiring a new air defense system and precision-strike capabilities. The executive summary of the plan, ...
Missile Defense
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Japan are developing the capability for Japan to use the SPY-7 missile defense radar on an Aegis-capable ship after the country canceled plans to build two Aegis Ashore sites. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy Aegis Technical Representative ...
The U.S. Navy and Japan Self-Defense Force are undertaking the computer-based Resilient Shield 2021 missile defense exercise from Feb. 22-26 in Japan, the Navy said Feb. 22. Resilient Shield is an annual “computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint” (FST-J) exercise focused on ballistic ...
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday argued for the importance of integrating the Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Reviews, either as a new combined Strategic Deterrence Review or making sure to keep them aligned. “The key piece is it has to be integrated,” Air ...
The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this week said one of his biggest concerns is for the health of the U.S. industrial base, which he calls weak with large vulnerabilities proven by the COVID-19 pandemic. “My concern is the health of our industrial base because right now our ...
Israel and the U.S. are starting to develop a new Arrow-4 missile defense interceptor as a next-generation part of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS), the governments said Thursday. Development is occurring with cooperation between the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) within the Directorate of ...