Gen. Glen VanHerck

NORTHCOM: U.S. Needs New Ballistic Missile Interceptor by 2028 to Keep Pace with North Korea

Kim Jong Un in front of a the North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile. KCNA Photo

The United States needs to deploy its Next Generation Interceptor by 2028 or sooner to keep pace with North Korea’s accelerating ballistic missile program, most recently demonstrated in Pyongyang’s successful test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

While saying he was “comfortable with where we are today based on...

MDA Chief: U.S. Needs Hybrid System to Defend Guam From Missile Threats

USS Wayne E Meyer (DDG 108) departs Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam after a planned port visit in 2018
. US Navy Photo

The U.S. will likely need to deploy a hybrid system to defend Guam due to its difficult terrain and the variety of missile threats it faces, the head of the Missile Defense Agency said this week.

Vice Adm. John Hill described Guam’s mountainous terrain as “a challenging place” to defend against ballistic, cruise or hypersonic missile threats.

“I don’t think anyone is going to be...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/23/mda-chief-u-s-needs-hybrid-system-to-defend-guam-from-missile-threats

NORTHCOM: Russians Stay in Airspace ‘For Hours’ During Flight Operations Near Alaska

An F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson intercepts a Russian Tu-95 Bear on June 9, 2020. US Air Force Photo

The Russian military is spending “hours” in airspace near Alaska when it performs flyovers in the region, the head of U.S. Northern Command said on Wednesday.

Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck attributed Russia’s expanding activities in the Arctic region to the current great power competition dynamic.

“We’re back in the peer competition,” he said during a Defense Writers Group...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/31/northcom-russians-stay-in-airspace-for-hours-during-flight-operations-near-alaska