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Largest Delta IV Heavy U.S. Rocket Successfully Launched

August 29, 2013 @ 10:21 AM

A giant 21 stories tall Delta IV Heavy rocket has been launched for the second time from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on a covert mission for the US governments National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The launch used three main engines with one powered by RS-68 liquid hydrogen and oxygen...

India To Launch Its First Military Satellite On Friday

August 28, 2013 @ 10:46 AM

Indias very first naval satellite GSAT-7 will be launched this Friday from Kourou, French Guiana which is to be operated from an orbital location of 74 degrees East. The 2,650 kg satellite with transponders in Ku-band, S-band, C-band and ultra high frequency band will improve communication among various warships, including...

Thales Wins $400 Million Satellite Contract

August 14, 2013 @ 01:51 PM

Thales Alenia Space has won a contract worth about $400 million to build a satellite for Brazil's developing space programme. The order, placed by Visiona is for a geostationary satellite for civil and military use

Iran Developing New Ballistic Missile Test Site: Reports

August 8, 2013 @ 01:50 PM

Iran is developing second a ballistic missile testing site in the northern Semnan province, according to reports. In a footage published by IHS Jane's Military and Security Assessments, tower sitting on a launch pad with a long exhaust deflector hint it was assembled for ballistic missiles holding solid fuel and not...

Israel To Get Sixth Iron Dome Battery

July 29, 2013 @ 02:33 PM

The Israeli Aerial Defense Division is building a sixth battery, which is expected to be operated by soldiers performing reserve duty. In the future, the sixth battery will be part of a full battalion of reserve soldiers for the Iron Dome, according to the Israeli Air Force

Astrium, South Korea To Produce GOCI-II Satellite System

July 24, 2013 @ 12:24 PM

Astrium has recently signed a contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), to jointly design and manufacture the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager II (GOCI-II) for the future Korean mission GEO Kompsat 2B. The GOCI-II instrument, designed to provide detailed observations of the colour of the seawater, will contribute to a number of services associated with fishing, ecology and meteorology

Astrium Pips Lockheed Martin In UAE Surveillance Satellite Deal

July 23, 2013 @ 01:06 PM

UAE yesterday ordered two military surveillance satellites from France in a deal worth more than 700 million euros (US $913.2 million)

Debt Ridden Izmash Wins Missile Contract

July 22, 2013 @ 03:33 PM

Izmash arms factory, the manufacturer of the Kalashnikov rifle has won a $400 million contract from the Russian MoD for antitank missiles, the company said Monday. Izhmash is to deliver Vikhr-1 long-range, supersonic antiarmor missiles by the end of 2015, company CEO Konstantin Busygin said

Israel Perform Launch Test Of Rocket System

July 18, 2013 @ 01:09 PM

Israel recently tested its rocket propulsion system at a military base on the Mediterranean coast. "This morning, Israel conducted a launching test from the Palmachim base of a rocket propulsion system," the Israeli defence ministry said in a brief statement

Northrop Grumman Advances B-2 Satellite Communication System

July 10, 2013 @ 10:22 AM

Northrop Grumman announced the risks and cost reduction plans associated with production of an extremely high frequency satellite communications system for the U.S

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