Interceptor shield

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 29, 2009

The mater first arose during diplomatic correspondence in late June when the United States first accused Pakistan of modifying US made missile systems that the United States had supplied to Pakistan to be used for other than their first intended role. The United States is accusing the Pakistani government of illegally modifying a Harpoon missile that were sold to Pakistan during the Reagan administration. The suspected modified missile is a Harpoon sea to sea attack missile that the United States is accusing Pakistan of converting the missile from a defensive sea attack missile into an offensive Sea to land attack missile to increase its ability for its navy to reach inland into India, today’s allegations comes after an unreported test was detected but not reported by Pakistan on April 23rd, 2009 and monitored by US Intelligence agencies, but Pakistan is stating the test was of a indigenously built missile system and not of a modified US made Harpoon missile. Modification of US made systems would be a violation of the Arms Control Act and will raise issue’s between the United States and Pakistan at a time when further aid for Pakistan is being debated in congress.

In a step to calm concerns the Pakistani government has invited the United States to inspect their current inventory of Harpoon missile systems to prove they have not modified their acquired systems from the United States.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 28, 2009

August 28, 2009, Breaking News: It is emerging today that the United Arab Emirates seized an arms shipment two weeks ago on August the 14th, 2009 and now being publicly confirmed by the UAE “United Arab Emirates” the shipment of armaments containing explosives detonators, Rockets launchers and RPG “Rocket Propelled Grenades” but no word yet on if the shipment contained any large scale missile or missile system parts destined for Iran’s ballistic missile program. The cargo of arms had been falsely labeled as oil drilling equipment bound for Iran. The shipment of armaments was headed for Iran before the ship was seized by the United Arab Emirates. Before the announcement was made today of the seized arms shipment both Iran and North Korea were given fifteen days to respond with a response to the illegal shipment.

Currently all weapon shipments to and from North Korea are banned by United Nation Security Council resolution 1874 that were put into effect following North Korea’s first Nuclear test, today’s announcement by the UEA of the seizure is the first attempted clear violation of the arms embargo to limited the North’s cash flow from weapon sales by the North Korean Government.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 28, 2009

Today on August 28, 2009 Raytheon Corporation at the White Sands missile test range in New Mexico has completed a key development test of the new SM-6 missile; the new missile uses an older standard missile airframe and propulsion system, but includes advanced guidance and tracking ability for increased accuracy and performance. Kirk Johnson Director of the Navy’s standard missile program said in a press release “The SM-6 program remains on budget and on schedule,” and “The weapon system provides advanced capabilities across the entire threat spectrum. The SM-6 will greatly enhance our fleet defense.”

Current information available on the new systems indicates the new SM-6 will have active onboard tracking radar that will allow the missile to engage targets outside of a ships radar coverage allowing greater distance of engagements compared to earlier versions that relied on semi active onboard radar..

Today’s test pushed the test SM-6 missile to its limits and fully tested all of the new missiles ability and provided crucial data for the U.S Navy for use in further development and research.

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Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 26, 2009

Although the launch last morning on August 25, 2009 of South Korea’s first indigenously built space launch vehicle was a partial success, South Korea Deputy science minister Kim Jung-Hyun has stated that the satellite failed to deploy when the covering over the satellite nose section did not deploy and fall away as expected and that the extra heavy weight of the satellite caused the rocket to steer at a higher angle that made the second stage not be able to reach a high enough attitude.

The satellite is believed to have burnt up on re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere. Despite the failure of the deployment of the satellite it should be noted that the test was a half success with the first and second stages successfully deploying in their stages and falling away, Staging of rocket sections is a tricky and complicated task and the fact that they were able to successfully complete the launching and staging of two stages on their space booster was an accomplishment. The main errors that prevented last morning test from being a truly successful test was the weight carrying issue in the second stage and the failure of deployment of the satellites aerodynamic protective nose cover.

South Korea and its partner Russia that is working alongside South Korea in the fielding of their space program will be assessing these findings and working to correct these errors.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 26, 2009

Following numerous setbacks and failed launches of Russia’s new Bulava sub launched ballistic missile system, action is now being taken to remedy and fix problems of the Bulava missile system, the Russian government is switching the current manufacturing plant that produces the Bulava after investigation it came to light of poor manufacturing of parts at the current manufacture, manufacturing of the Bulava and parts will be moved to a new production site but no word has been released yet on what company has been picked to continue production of parts for the Bulava SLBM system.

Since testing started the system has been plagued by failures including six failed live fire launches of the system. General Nikolai Makarov of the Russian Armed Forces is stated as saying “A final report on the causes of previous failed tests of the system should be done soon” but would not say when the next test of the Bulava would take place. If there are indeed production flaws in parts for the Bulava system further live fire tests may be delayed until the transfer of manufacturing to new facilities are completed and replacement parts can be built for the missiles already built to fix them.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 26, 2009

General Nikolai Makarov, of the Russian Armed Forces confirmed reports today that the Russian Armed Forces have deployed Missile Defense assets to the Russian far east border with North Korea and this move was to counter and engage any missiles that North Korea may launch that might suffer mishaps that could cause them to pose a potential risk of falling into the territory or Russia. Among the systems deployed is the S-400 air defense system that is one of Russia’s current most advanced air defense systems. This move also indicates an increasing unease by Russia on the actions of the neighboring country of North Korea.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 25, 2009

South Korea Tuesday on August 25, 2009 after a week of delay’s finally launched their indigenously built space launch vehicle that was built with cooperation from Russia, the launch had been delayed a week due to problems at the last moment during the last countdown. Today’s launch so far seems to be impart a success for the space launch vehicle but the South Korean Government has stated there are some problems with the satellite that was launched. The South has for awhile been conducting commercial launches for other countries since 1992 with eleven launches in total of foreign built space boosters, but this launch would mark the first time they have launched their own natively built Space Launch vehicle in their drive to become a commercial space launch center. The launch took place at South Korea’s Space launch center on space center on Oenaro Island.

Two Countries Three Programs!
The Countries of South and North Korea both have aspirations of having space programs but unlike the North’s Space program that is shrouded in secrecy and is being developed alongside and linked with their ballistic missile and nuclear programs to expand the North’s influence and reach, the South Korean Space program is accessible and is open nor does the south seek to develop long range ballistic missiles, the launch today is aimed mainly at developing commercial space launch ability. Another important issue is that South Korea is continuing to abide to their agreement to keep the peninsula nuclear free that the North broke and is not developing their own nuclear weapon program even under the constant threats and rhetoric from the North showing the South continued peaceful intentions.

The Government of North Korea has stated it will be monitoring the world’s reaction to the launch of South Korea’s first space launch vehicle.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 24, 2009

Last morning Sunday August 23rd 2009 at 9:01 AM Vandenberg Air Force Base launched an unarmed LGM-30 MinuteMan-3 Intercontinental Ballistic missile, the test was the second test of three planned tests this year. The LGM-30 was equipped with a dummy warhead to test the systems reliability and accuracy and readiness of the missile fleet of the United States. The missile traveled 4,200 miles before striking its target in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 23, 2009

India’s Armed Forces are in final negotiations with Israeli owned Rafael Defense Company for the purchase of eighteen Spyder all weather air defense missile systems. The Spyder system is a multiple launch missile system that is self-propelled and can operate in night or daytime operations, the system is capable of engaging fixed and rotary wing aircraft, drone aircraft and guided armaments. Full purchase and transfer of the systems from Israel to India should be completed by sometime around 2011 or 2012, the total cost of the eighteen spyder systems will total around $1 billion for the launchers and missiles, no word yet on if the contract will provide for purchase of additional reloads for training of units with the new system at later date.

The system will provide India with an enhanced ability for defending important sites and deployed forces from air attack as India continues to expand their air defense capability. This new purchase also marks a growing cooperation on defense system sales between Indian and Israel.

Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
August 21, 2009

Last week Boeing Corporation unveiled plans at the 2009 space and missile defense conference for a new road mobile version for mobile basing of a long range ground based interceptor system. As much as this new system will bring to the ability for missile defense there are some foreseeable problems that I can see this new system might raise with Russia.

First off the road mobile system that would deploy and launch the GBI Russia could argue was a launcher system capable of carrying and deploying an offensive missile system of long range or medium range and could possibly full under the 1980’s Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty agreements limiting launcher systems capable of delivering offensive systems, and if this system is deployed in Europe this could pose even more problems than an already proposed fixed silo emplacement.

The second foreseeable problem is the only real need for the long range GBI mobile system would arise from an adversary having the ability and accurate enough targeting for a fixed location to be endangered and requiring the need for rotation of GBI Units, currently Iran and North Korea’s ballistic missile programs are advancing but they do not yet have the ability to conduct a strike with accuracy and in sufficient number to get through currently deployed defenses. So from my current understanding a mobile system to allow for interceptor movement and rotation to prevent targeting would arise from countries such as Russia and China since currently China and Russia are the only countries with systems capable of hitting the United States, and again if the system was based in Europe then Russia could argue the system was aimed at countering Russian strike forces.

Currently the United States already have mobile land based missile defense systems that can be deployed on notice and put in place quickly with the Patriot systems and THAAD systems and at sea the ship based Aegis SM-3, with new upgrades in the work to extend the SM-3 to have a longer operational range even farther there is not an immediate need for fielding of a land based mobile version of the ground based interceptor at this time. And with funding for Missile Defense already being limited all funding should be put into ensuring the continued fielding and upgrading of systems that already have shown success and expanding on these systems before funds are put into developing and building a brand new long range mobile system.