Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)
Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

“I think Skynet is out,” he said with a sigh and a grin, “as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don’t think we can go there.”

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide
Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

WASHINGTON: China or Russia could all too easily detect and destroy US Army missile defenses, exposing American forces to devastating attack, a forthcoming study finds. Patriot and THAAD units are big groups of big objects — launchers, radars, command posts — that emit lots of heat and radio/radar waves, are hard to camouflage, and can’t…

Anti-Aircraft Missile Sinks Ship: Navy SM-6

Anti-Aircraft Missile Sinks Ship: Navy SM-6
Anti-Aircraft Missile Sinks Ship: Navy SM-6

The supersonic SM-6 Standard Missile, designed to shoot down incoming aircraft and cruise missiles, has sunk a target ship in a test. The decommissioned frigate Reuben James went down off Hawaii in the January event, just disclosed today. The test was part of the Navy’s effort to rebuild its firepower to destroy enemy fleets, a concept…