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CINCs Stress Need For Multi-Tiered TMD Coverage.
Aerospace Daily, Mar 19, 1997, pp 409 - 410
Existing theater missile defense (TMD) systems can protect some troops in the field, but a multi-layer defense is needed for total protection. The CINCs also told the committee they need Congress to sign off on the $2b defense supplemental funding request before April to avoid readiness problems.
US Army, Navy Develop Penetrator Variant Of Tactical Missile System.
Aerospace Daily, Mar 18, 1997, pp 402 - 403
The US Army and Navy are cooperatively developing a penetrator variant of the Tactical Missile System. A proof of concept demonstration is slated for fiscal 1999, and this could be followed by an engineering and manufacturing development phase.
'Space Control' Shifting To 'Space Superiority'.
Aviation Week & Space Technology. William B. Scott, Mar 10, 1997, pp 57-58
"Interdependence" among the three space-faring sectors; commercial, national security and civil, is essential for the long term success of all.
Blending these sometimes conflicting objectives into a cohesive US "space control" plan is one responsibility of the Defense Dept.'s space architect, USAF Maj Gen Robert S. Dickman. A draft space control architecture has been completed by Dickman's office, and is now in the review process. It is scheduled for submission to the Joint Space Management Board on March 11.
THAAD Future Under Review.
Aviation Week & Space Technology. Joseph C. Anselmo, Mar 17, 1997, p 37
Senior Pentagon officials are eyeing the possibility of dropping Lockheed Martin as prime contractor for the THAAD anti-missile interceptor or adding a second contractor if the troubled program continues to fail tests. All four of the intercept test failures apparently were caused by different hardware glitches. "Every problem that has happened on these past four interceptors has been a single event," said a BMDO official. "And each of those components [that failed] worked fine on the test before or after.
It's very frustrating."
BMDO May Boost Funding Of US-Israeli Missile, Laser Efforts.
Defense Daily. Greg Caires, Mar 17, 1997, pp 443-444
BrigGen Curtis Emery, BMDO's Deputy Director for Theater Air and Missile Defense told the House National Security Committee's research and development and procurement panels that BMDO may increase funding for two US-Israeli antimissile systems, the Arrow II missile and the Tactical High-Energy (THEL). According to Emery, BMDO can use technologies developed under these joint efforts to benefit the Pentagon's core missile defense programs, including the THAAD system and the Navy's Lower Tier system.
Defense Watch: Boosting Missile Defense.
Defense Daily, Mar 17, 1997, p 406
Sen Stevens (R-AK) has asked the BMDO director if it would be possible to accelerate a test of an Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle sensor if Congress provided more funds. Stevens is also interested in accelerating PAC-3.
Defense Watch: Stretching THAAD?.
Defense Daily, Mar 17, 1997, p 405
Amidst concerns that the military "may be going too fast on some elements of missile defense," DoD acquisition chief Paul Kaminski said the Pentagon may delay fielding the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system. The Army and Lockheed Martin are aiming to field THAAD beginning in 2004, but the missile has failed in four consecutive tests to intercept its target.
Saudis Study Missile Buy To Replace Aging Arsenal.
Defense News, Mar 17, 1997, pp 3, 42
Saudi Arabia is considering the purchase of new long range missiles to refurbish its aging Chinese made arsenal. The age of the missiles, which have a range of 3,100 kilometers and their operational maladies mean they will be worthless in several years.
US To Stand By THAAD Despite Arrow II Success.
Defense News, Mar 17, 1997, p 30
Despite its better success record and earlier availability than the United States land based missile defense development project, the US Israeli Arrow II missile defense system will not find a home in the US arsenal.
State Department Officials Says AMRAAM Not Yet Approved For Sale.
Inside The Pentagon, Mar 20, 1997, p 8
Thomas McNamara, assistant secretary of state political-military affairs, denied that the United States had agreed to sell the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles to Thailand, as has been reported.
Japan Delays Further On TMD Project.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Robert Karniol, Mar 12, 1997, p 25
Japan has reportedly put off until the second half of the year a decision on whether to participate in the US backed TMD program. Cost has been a decisive factor in the delay of the plan, with the TMD project estimated at an overall price of 1-2 trillion yen. There are also political constraints, with some Japanese officials expressing doubts over the constitutional legality of collective defense arrangements.
USA Accuses Saddam Of Stalling On 'Scud' Motors.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Thalif Deen, Mar 19, 1997, p 5
US UN Ambassador Bill Richardson has criticised Iraq for dragging its feet for nearly four months before permitting the UN Special Commission to transfer 130 Scud rocket motors from Baghdad. "The motors and missile parts will be essential in determining Iraq's current missile capabilities, including whether Iraq is maintaining an operational force of proscribed missiles with unconventional warheads," Richardson said.
UAE To Decide On Air Defense Replacement.
Jane's Defence Weekly, Mar 12, 1997, p 6
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is nearing a decision on an air defense missile system worth between $500m and $1b. The main contenders in the competition are Raytheon's Patriot PAC-3 and Russia's Almaz S-300PMU (SA-10), which will replace older systems acquired in the early 1980's.
Both systems have anti-missile as well as anti-aircraft capabilities.
'Optic Windmill' Test US, Dutch, German TMD Skills.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Joris Janssen Lok, Mar 12, 1997, p 19
Units from Germany, Netherlands and the US defended strategic targets in the Benelux against simulated SS-21, Scud B, Scud C and Al Hussein tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) fired from Germany and Denmark in exercise 'Joint Project Optic Windmill 97'. Besides testing active and passive defense plans, the exercise evaluated counterforce attack 'Scud hunting' tactics against mobile TBM launcher vehicles at realistic distances.
Latest Test Failure Puts Missile Target In Doubt.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Barbara Star, Mar 12, 1997, p 8
THAAD missile system appears to be facing serious trouble in the Pentagon after its latest flight test failed to intercept a ballistic missile on 6 March. The latest failure is apparently due to problems with the missile itself, according to the BMDO. This latest test used the existing platinum silicide seeker. Lockheed Martin still hopes to move to an indium antimonide focal plane array in subsequent tests.
Israel Objects To Russian Missile Sales To Iran. Jane's Defence Weekly. Ed Blanche, Mar 12, 1997, p 6 There have been US reports recently that Russia has provided Iran with the technology to develop SS-4 missiles. These have a range of 1,940 km, three times as great as that of any weapons known to be in Iran's arsenal and would bring Israel within Iran's ballistic missile reach for the first time. The SS-4 carries a conventional warhead that is equivalent to 1,360kg of TNT, but the Russians have armed some of their SS-4s with nuclear payloads.
Moscow Allays Israeli Fears On Exports To Iran.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Ed Blanche, Mar 19, 1997, p 3
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Russian President Boris Yeltsin has assured him that Moscow is not providing SS-4 technology to Iran and that nuclear cooperation with Tehran is at a "very rudimentary level". Moscow has an $800m contract with Iran to provide two reactors and technology for a nuclear plant outside the southern port of Bushehr.
Latest Arrow Missile Test Meets Israeli Objectives.
Jane's Defence Weekly. Ed Blanche, Mar 19, 1997, p 19
Israel successfully test fired its prototype Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile on 11 March over the Mediterranean Sea, although "anomalous behavior" in one of the subsystems prevented the warhead from detonating. The Arrow's warhead failed to explode but still managed to destroy the target missile.
At least two more intercept tests are scheduled before the Arrow will be certified for operational deployment.
Keeping In Touch With The 3-D Battlefield.
Jane's IDR Extra. J.R. Wilson, Mar 01, 1997, pp 1-7
Military commanders could be observing and controlling the battlefield of the future via interactive 3-D displays, using data provided by unmanned aerial vehicles, AWACS and, perhaps, the Joint STARS, all channeled into a single real-time battlefield picture. This accumulated imagery will be transmitted to simulation computers that will convert it into a single, constantly updated 'moving picture' of the battlefield; a real-time interactive 3-D display that senior command staff can observe from any angle and altitude.
Strategic And Security Issues: Forbidden, Not Forgotten.
Jane's International Defense Review. Graham S. Pearson, Mar 01, 1997, pp 27-29
Article states the counter to biological and chemical weapons lies in a 'web' of deterrence comprising several mutually reinforcing strands including: comprehensive arms control treaties with effective provisions for verification; broad export control regimes with monitoring and reporting of dual purpose materials and equipment; broad-band protective measures, both active and passive, against biological and chemical weapons; and determined national and international responses, ranging from diplomatic action through sanctions, to armed intervention.
US Consolidates Air And Missile Defenses.
Jane's International Defense Review, Mar 01, 1997, p 9
US DoD has established a Joint Theater Air Missile Defense Organization (JTAMDO) to integrate its various requirements and acquisition programs for theater defense against both aircraft and missiles. USAF Maj Gen Stephen B.
Plummer is the first director, with USN RADM Hebert C. Kaler as his deputy.
JTAMDO will define systems interoperability and operational architectures, and conduct supporting simulations and technology demonstrations.
Program and Industry Briefs: Midcourse Space Experiment.
Military Space, Mar 17, 1997, p 6
The Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) tracked two medium range ballistic missiles during a test which took place Feb. 12 and 23 from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility, Va. The test saw MSX's primary sensors collect several minutes of tracking data from the boosters and payloads distributed from the rockets after shut-down.
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