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If there was ever a reason for collaboration among states, this is it and our industry colleagues can give us the tools to make this vision a reality, to bring comprehensive cooperation to life.Įffective multilateral air and missile defense requires the following: Collaborative planning and direction between the U.S. I believe we are on the right track with the growing in-theater capabilities: Patriot batteries, coupled with THAAD and maritime platforms, linked together by shared early warning, and displayed on a common operational picture these capabilities – and more importantly our collective collaboration – will provide synergy and result in reduced reaction times to imminent threats close regional borders make closer coordination in air and missile defense an imperative.Īs I mentioned earlier, it is quite possible that a missile would fly over multiple countries in the region before hitting its intended target. Al Zayani has wisely said, each of us needs each other. This shows how political will to band together and military cooperation can help sustain stability. IAMD serves as an important manifestation of our collective protection and deterrent posture, and increase deterrence by reducing vulnerabilities. For we can reduce the desire for any nation to threaten our nations and our people, reminding adversaries that offensive plans with missiles cannot succeed, so don’t even try. As we enter this next decade, we need to build upon the cooperation that is already occurring and develop a more comprehensive, multi-lateral approach.Īgain, Secretary General Al Zayani’s formula of security, innovation & resilience comes to mind. This is why integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) continues to be one of my very top priorities in the theater while it is also a key pillar in the Secretary of Defense’s policy for protecting our partners in Middle East and Europe. We can move toward this goal through collaboration and increasing our collective defensive posture among all of us who can partner together for security and stability.
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Data sharing, mutual support and integrated systems must be built on trust and what Secretary General Al Zayani calls comprehensive co-operation. In this age - no nation can protect itself alone. Our shared objective is regional peace and stability in a new age when a missile fired from one country can fly over an international body of water, pass over another country, and land in a third country in this region all in less time than it takes for me to deliver my remarks this morning. If NATO and Russia can cooperate on missile defense, my challenge to the nations represented here today is: let’s do the same. We have security challenges of mutual concern. We all share strong interest in missile defense for we are all responsible for the protection of our populations. I thank the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, and especially their commander Lt Gen Al Hussein for the courtesy of inviting me. Al Zayani, Excellencies, Fellow generals and officers, Colleagues, Friends… His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan, General al-Hussein, Secretary General-GCC Dr. International Symposium on Air Defense (ISAD) 2020+ Remarks by General James N.