Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch

Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch
Beyond ‘bullet on bullet’: NORTHCOM’s new defense plan looks to kill missiles before they launch

“The best missile strategy is to destroy the missiles prior to launch. A focus on missile defeat could enable distributed non-kinetic systems with larger magazines and the ability to engage missiles before they can deploy complex decoys, countermeasures, maneuvers or multiple reentry vehicles,” said Rear Adm. Sean Regan, NORTHCOM’s director of operations.

Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race
Hypersonic Space Test Fuels Sino-American Arms Race

“We need to recognize that we can no longer operate in the somewhat static ‘spy vs spy’ conditions of the Cold War and that we are dealing with a technologically advanced and ever-adapting adversary who has both the know-how and funding to continually push us on every front,” former Pentagon official Doug Loverro said.

MDA Sees EW, Cyber For Future Missile Defense

MDA Sees EW, Cyber For Future Missile Defense
MDA Sees EW, Cyber For Future Missile Defense

“The future will be a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic. It will be a mix of hard kill and soft kill, because of where the threat is going to. The threat will drive us to do something different,” says Vice Adm. Jon Hill, who heads the Missile Defense Agency.