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Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center (DEFSMAC) Established, April 27, 1964

DEFSMAC Mission

Although little known to the public at large, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Special Missile and Aerospace Center (DEFSMAC) serves in the forefront of U.S. missile and space intelligence. The Center coordinates the collection of intelligence information on foreign missiles and satellites from the ground, from the sea, and from aerospace based upon intelligence requirements. The Center personnel then analyze the initial collection results and provide intelligence reporting based on the information.

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27 April 2026 0

Remembering RADM Wayne E. Meyer “Father of Aegis”

April 21, 1926 – September 1, 2009

The AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) is a centralized, automated, command-and-control (C2) and weapons control system that was designed as a total weapon system, from detection to kill. The heart of the system is the AN/SPY, an advanced, automatic detect and track, multi-function phased-array radar. This high-powered radar is able to perform search, track and missile guidance functions simultaneously, with a track capacity of more than 100 targets. The first Engineering Development Model (EDM-1) of the SPY-1 was installed in the test ship USS NORTON SOUND (AVM 1) in 1973.

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21 April 2026 0

Significant Contributions COMINT made ISO Submarines Warfare During WWII

17 June 1947
From: Vice Admiral C. A. Lockwood, Commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II.
To: Chief of Naval Communications, Rear Admiral Earl E. Stone
Subject: Communication Intelligence against the Japanese in World War II. .

1. I am enclosing herewith a statement as to the value of communication intelligence against the Japanese in World War II.

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12 April 2026 1

How Pizza Orders Foreshadowed Military Operations

During the tumultuous times of Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s, military strategists found themselves engaged in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. In this theater of war, intelligence was the currency that could spell the difference between victory and defeat. Among the many innovative tactics employed during this conflict, one stands out as both unconventional and surprisingly effective: Pizza Intelligence, affectionately dubbed PIZINT.

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9 April 2026 1

First Shootdown of the Cold War

On April 8, 1950, Soviet La-11 fighters shot down a US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer (BuNo 59645) over the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Liepāja, Latvia. The privateer was a World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. Named the Turbulent Turtle, the aircraft was assigned to Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26), Det A. In addition to other types of missions, privateers were used by the US Navy for signals intelligence (SIGINT) flights off of the coast of the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China.

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8 April 2026 1

USS Parche (SSN 683): The Silent Sentinel of the Cold War

Note the broom!

The USS Parche (SSN 683), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered submarine, stands as one of the most extraordinary vessels in the history of the U.S. Navy. Commissioned on August 17, 1974, at a time when the Cold War was in full swing, Parche’s role evolved from a fast attack submarine into a highly specialized platform for some of the most secretive and daring missions of underwater espionage. Known for its ability to gather critical intelligence deep beneath the ocean, the Parche became the Navy’s most decorated submarine, carrying out covert operations that were instrumental to national security.

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