Sec. Gates says that a U.S. military mission to shoot down a broken satellite with a tactical missile has drawn attention and understanding to the missile defense program. (0:36)
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks about the effects of the satellite shoot down with Pentagon pool reporters
February 22nd, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with pool reporters about sharing missile defense information with other countries during his trip in Hawaii
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Sec. Gates says that the Pentagon shared information and gave prior notice before shooting down a defunct U.S. satellite with a modified surface-to-air missile from the U.S. missile defense arsenal. He says that the U.S. will share missile defense information with other countries when appropriate. (0:28)
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with pool reporters about missile defense during his trip in Hawaii
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Sec. Gates speaks about how U.S. missile defense systems have been proven and that the Defense Department budget supports improving capability. (0:37)
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Pentagon video of missile launch and satellite impact
February 21st, 2008 by Jay Tamboli · No Comments
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Pentagon Briefing on satellite shoot-down
February 21st, 2008 by Jay Tamboli · No Comments
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General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the press about a mission to shoot down a defunct satellite with a tactical missile
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Gen. Cartwright repeated the Defense Department’s previous statement that the shot from the USS Lake Erie was a direct hit, though he said there is no “smoking gun” as to whether the fuel tank had been hit. The video of the impact showed some indications, he said, that the tank was breached such as a fireball and a vapor cloud. But Cartwright said that they are still compiling all the radar evidence and at at this time the military is about 90 percent sure that the tank was breached.
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General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff explains the size of satellite debris after being hit by a tactical missile, during a press briefing at the Pentagon
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Gen. Cartwright describes the size and nature of debris created when a broken spy satellite was hit by a tactical missile shot from a Navy ship on Wednesday. (0:14)
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General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about analysis of debris created by a missile shot on a broken satellite, during a briefing at the Pentagon
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Gen. Cartwright explains the next steps in the military’s analysis of debris created by a direct hit on a broken reconnaissance satellite by a missile fired on Wednesday. (0:44)
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General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks about the destruction of a defunct satellite by a missile during a briefing at the Pentagon
February 21st, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
Gen. James Cartwright speaks about the evidence the military has the the fuel tank of a defunct spy satellite has been destroyed by a missile launched at this on Wednesday. (0:47)
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Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander of Pacific Command, speaks about the significance of the missile launch during a briefing with the traveling Pentagon press pool on Hickam Air Base in Hawaii
February 20th, 2008 by Meredith MacKenzie · No Comments
The Department of Defense and specifically the crew of the USS Lake Erie successfully launched a surface-to-air missile and intercepted a defunct spy satellite as it de-orbited at about 10:26 EST on Wednesday. Before the launch Adm. Keating met with the traveling Pentagon press pool and spoke about the operation. (0:19)
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