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MDA Head: Homeland Missile Defense Effort Needs Enhanced Network
A SM-6 Dual I fired from USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a Dec. 14, 2016 MDA BMD test. MDA Photo
To get to a layered, in-depth homeland missile defense system developing key networking and communications links between ballistic missile defense ships and at-shore installations is crucial, the head of the Missile Defense Agency said this week.
A layered BMD network is necessary to deter great powers like Russia and China, and regional challengers like North Korea, Vice Adm. John Hill, director...
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/20/mda-head-homeland-missile-defense-effort-needs-enhanced-network
Hawaii says ‘Aloha’ to Amazon Air
Amazon Air launched cargo operations in Maui and on Hawaii Island last week to help facilitate speedier deliveries for Prime customers.
The retail giant’s two newest regional gateways are at Kahului Airport and Kona International Airport, the company said in a news release shared with FreightWaves that hasn’t been posted on its website. It first announced the start of air cargo operations in a tweet last week.
Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) in-house airline is now operating daily flights from its...
MDA to Use Destroyer USS John Finn for Defense-of-Hawaii Missile Intercept Test
A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. USS John Finn (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the ship launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target. Missile Defense Agency Photo
The Missile Defense Agency is nearing its planned defense-of-Hawaii test event...
Hawaii shipping braces for Hurricane Douglas
Hurricane Douglas, the first eastern Pacific hurricane of the year, is expected to sweep across the Hawaiian Islands between Saturday evening and Sunday, bringing potentially damaging wind, according to FreightWaves meteorologist Nick Austin.
In addition to the high winds, FreightWaves and other weather forecasters warn that the storm brings the potential of flash floods and heavy surf to the islands.
The state’s population has been urged to shelter in place during the storm.
The storm has also...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hawaii-shipping-braces-for-hurricane-douglas
Hawaii’s Young Brothers seeks rate increase to stay afloat
Young Brothers said it needs to dramatically increase its shipping rates this summer if it is going to break even financially and keep its services operating through year’s end.
Hawaii’s sole inter-island ocean carrier, which is regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC), said the coronavirus pandemic is already expected to leave it with a loss of $30 million by the end of 2020 at current rate levels.
Even before the state implemented its COVID-19 travel restrictions earlier this...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hawaiis-young-brothers-seeks-rate-increase-to-stay-afloat
Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Lost Containers in Hawaii
The Coast Guard continues to investigate the loss of 21 shipping containers from the barge Ho Omaka Hou off Hilo, Hawaii. All cargo was successfully removed from the barge over the weekend and it returned to Honolulu Monday, where a further damage assessment is being conducted. Twelve containers of...
US Coast Guard, salvage teams respond to containers lost off Hilo, Hawaii
The US Coast Guard and a number of local salvage firms have responded to a report of containers lost from a cargo barge inbound to Hawaii’s Hilo Harbor on Monday, ..
COVID-19 threatens Hawaii’s sole interisland ocean transportation provider
Young Brothers said it needs $25 million in federal financial assistance immediately, or it will be forced to scale back its ocean transportation services among the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii’s sole interisland ocean carrier, which is regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC), said the coronavirus pandemic is expected to leave it with a loss of $25 million by year’s end and it has asked state regulators for an equivalent amount in CARES Act funding by Monday to sustain operations...