David’s Sling Tested: US-Israel Missile Partnership

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Israel successfully tested “David’s Sling,” a missile defense system developed in partnership with the US, to be deployed in 2016, reports International Business Times.

The Navy hospital ship, Comfort, is heading to the Caribbean, Central, and South America in its first deployment in four years, reports PilotOnline.

Zacks reports an uneven first quarter in 2015 for the US and internationally. The Pentagon’s upcoming decision on who builds its long range striker bomb will have significant impact on the defense industrial base, says Breaking Defense.

At Hill Air Force Base in Utah, President Obama announced a training program to transition outgoing military personnel and veterans into the solar power industry, which “is adding jobs 10 times faster than the rest of the economy,” The Hill quoted Mr. Obama.

A federal judge ruled the national fisheries’ erred in approving expanded Navy sonar testing in Southern California. The judge determined the testing would have “negligible impacts” on marine mammals. The fisheries service allowed the Navy to step up testing to levels the Defense Council said would kill and injure more animals, reports the Orange County Register. The Navy could appeal, resubmit, or move its training. The Navy has been training and testing in some of the areas for 60 years.

Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Jonathan Greenert toured the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) last week, reports NAVAIR.

Respected quartet of lawmakers with military expertise leads Breaking Defense to see now as the time for a comprehensive US strategy review.

Reuters reports North Korea test-fired four missiles last week, one week before DefSec Ash Carter is due to visit to Seoul.