ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

This morning’s Warrior Corner presentation at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, led by the Army’s Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Cross-Functional Team (CFT), highlighted successful efforts credited to a close working relationship between the new CFT and the Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) for Missiles and Space.

One of those efforts involves the ongoing testing and planned introduction of directed energy capabilities into the Army air defense arena.

Air and missile defense against adversaries such as North Korea, Russia and China requires a “broad spectrum of capabilities” that can address the specific threat each country represents, the officer in charge of deterring a strategic attack against the U.S. and its allies says.

President Donald Trump has sent Congress an emergency request for $5.9 billion in additional defense spending, with $1.8 billion aimed at Army programs.

The Army’s chief missile defense officer says potential adversaries are expanding missile and space offensive capabilities and offensive cyber capabilities.

Feb. 7, 2017

The top U.S. general in South Korea warns the world has entered the “second age” of ballistic missile proliferation. “This has made for a much more dangerous world,” said Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of U.N. Command/Combined Forces Korea and U.S. Forces Korea, speaking via video at an Association of the U.S. Army event.