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Finding common ground on homeland missile defense Robert Soofer 1 hour ago A Ground-based Interceptor is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on March 25, 2019, in the first-ever salvo engagement test of a threat-representative ICBM target. (Courtesy of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency) The U.S. Defense Department has approved the Next Generation Interceptor project to proceed. This is a welcome signal that the Biden administration intends to counter North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, strengthen U.S. alliances by increasing the credibility of o...

America already has some missile defenses, but could the new administration inveset even more in these systems?

Upgrades to interceptors and radar are coming. An enemy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shooting through space as part of a massive nuclear attack can be very difficult for missile defenses to intercept, due to the sheer amount of debris, clutter and specific enemy countermeasures such as decoys intended to confuse or throw off sensors guiding interceptor “kill vehicles.”  Several ICBMs can present even more of a problem for defenses, as seekers can at times be at a loss to track multiple threats simultaneously. Moreover, and to perhaps an even greater degree, defenses struggle...

USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » Hyten: U.S. ‘Not In A Very Good Position’ Due to Chinese and Russian Missile Capabilities Hyten: U.S. ‘Not In A Very Good Position’ Due to Chinese and Russian Missile Capabilities Chinese DF-26 missiles on display during a military parade in Tiananmen Square. Photo via globalsecurity.org China, Russia, North Korea and Iran’s continued investment in modernizing cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles has left the United States “not in a very good position,” the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said Tuesday. Air Force Gen. John H...

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