Hypersonic missile defense deserves predictable and sustainable funding

Hypersonic missile defense deserves predictable and sustainable funding
Hypersonic missile defense deserves predictable and sustainable funding

Keeping the Glide Phase Interceptor program on track needs to be a priority for the new administration and Congress, writes former NORTHCOM officer Howard “Dallas” Thompson.

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US, allies must rebuild air forces, invest in drones to counter China’s missile threat to runways: Stimson

US, allies must rebuild air forces, invest in drones to counter China’s missile threat to runways: Stimson
US, allies must rebuild air forces, invest in drones to counter China’s missile threat to runways: Stimson

The Stimson study predicts that the US “would likely run out of Patriot and THAAD interceptors within the first 24 hours of a military conflict.”

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Guam missile defenses conduct first-ever ballistic intercept in test

Guam missile defenses conduct first-ever ballistic intercept in test
Guam missile defenses conduct first-ever ballistic intercept in test

The MDA described the event as a “pivotal step” towards a larger, more holistic Guam Defense System designed to take on multiple threats at once — a “persistent layered integrated air and missile defense capability.”

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Advances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat

Advances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat
Advances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat

Drones, high-speed cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles attacking together from 360° creates complexity only certain radars can handle.

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‘Everybody’s going to have to figure this out’: Army, Air Force debate base defense amid new threats

‘Everybody’s going to have to figure this out’: Army, Air Force debate base defense amid new threats
‘Everybody’s going to have to figure this out’: Army, Air Force debate base defense amid new threats

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently suggested his service could take over the task of defending its air bases from the Army, as long as adequate funding was provided.

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Israel likely partner for Greece as it looks for integrated air defense systems

Israel likely partner for Greece as it looks for integrated air defense systems
Israel likely partner for Greece as it looks for integrated air defense systems

A pair of sources told Breaking Defense that Greece is in the fact-finding process of what systems Israeli might be willing to sell, as Athens looks for multi-layered air defense options.

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