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Two former Trump administration weapons technology development officials recently shot down the idea that boost-based missile defense from interceptors based in space is even physically and technically possible. During a […]
For the Defense Department and industry achieving the Trump administration’s goal of a comprehensive homeland missile defense system will be ensuring that current and future technologies deployed are networked with […]
Canada is turning to Australia for a more than $4 billion Arctic radar for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian Over-the-Horizon Radar would leverage Australia’s BAE Systems‘ […]
The ICBM EAR Week of March 10, 2025, prepared by Peter Huessy, covers various geopolitical and defense-related developments. Key commentary includes statements from Secretary of State Marco Rubio praising progress towards peace in Ukraine and Polish President Andrzej Duda urging the U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland. The document highlights the ironclad […]
ICBM EAR Report Week of 10 Mar was originally published on Global Security Review.
MDA is looking at possibly adding competition to production and delivery of its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile interceptor, according to a new Request For Information (RFI). A March 10 […]
AURORA, Colo.–Iran’s missile and drone attacks against Israel last year and what DoD officials have often stated is a significant Chinese threat have led to Pentagon missile defense officials urging […]
This report, prepared by Peter Huessy for the week of February 22, 2025, covers various aspects of nuclear deterrence, defense budget developments, and geopolitical threats. Key topics include the Biden administration’s approach to nuclear escalation, Senator McConnell’s retirement and his views on restoring deterrence, and Russian official Medvedev’s nuclear threats. The House and Senate have […]
ICBM EAR Report for 22 Feb 2025 was originally published on Global Security Review.
A decision in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims this month noted RTX’s [RTX] bid for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) counter-hypersonic program used a blast-fragmentation method, but partner Japan […]
Simplifying DoD program requirements as part of an effort to spur more companies to make defense systems is a priority for Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management and […]
“We are leaning forward establishing this technical IPT to try to pull together all of the systems and start thinking about it from an overarching perspective,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.