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Japan to Halt Aegis Ashore Deployment

June 16, 2020 @ 03:27 AM

The Japanese Defense Ministry is ‘halting plans to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system, Defense Minister Taro Kono told Journalists Monday, citing costs and technical problems. The decision to halt the proposed deployment comes after residents of the city of Akita and Abu district of Yamaguchi Prefecture opposed setting up the...

NASA to Fund $199M Lunar Water Sniffing Robot

June 11, 2020 @ 04:20 PM

NASA has awarded Pittsburgh based Astrobotic a $199.5 million to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moons South Pole in late 2023

Lockheed Awarded $1B to Supply Patriot Missiles to US Military, 7 Allies

June 11, 2020 @ 09:05 AM

The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion modification contract to procure PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles for the US military and seven allied nations. The missiles will be sent under the Foreign Military Sales program to the US Army besides Bahrain, Germany, Poland, Qatar, Romania, South Korea, and the United...

Donald Trump’s ‘Super-Duper Missile’ Failed in Test?

June 10, 2020 @ 04:54 AM

A missile test of the DARPA/US Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed during a test flight recently, US based Aviation Week reported

General Atomics Partners US Space Agency to Demo Inter-satellite Optical link

June 8, 2020 @ 09:40 AM

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has partnered with the U.S

China Reveals Hypersonic Cruise Missile Engine Test Success

June 8, 2020 @ 09:32 AM

A Chinese science institute recently announced the development of a scramjet engine that ran continuously for 600 seconds in a ground test which could lead up to the development of a hypersonic cruise missile. China Central Television (CCTV) reported over the weekend that the success was achieved by a team led by Fan Xuejun at the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

US Navy completes Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Carry Test

June 3, 2020 @ 02:13 PM

The US Navy completed the first captive carry flight test of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on an F/A-18 Super Hornet June 1 at the Patuxent River test range, a US Navy release said. AARGM-ER is being integrated on the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G, and will also be compatible for integration on the F-35A/B/C

Thales, European Partners to Develop Low-cost Semiconductors for Space Applications

June 3, 2020 @ 01:28 PM

Thales Alenia Space and partners announced today the launch of PROMISE (PROgrammable MIxed Signal Electronics), a 3-year project to develop integrated circuits for space and related applications. Conducted through the European Commissions Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation program, PROMISE aims to free European companies from dependence on foreign-sourced semiconductors

Israel’s IAI Tests Long-Range Artillery Precision Missile

June 3, 2020 @ 06:45 AM

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed a sea trial with its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA), a precision ballistic strike missile which included the launch of two long-range LORA missiles to a pre-defined target point. The complex trial included two scenarios to test and demonstrate LORAs advanced capabilities

China Announces New Powerful Long March Rocket for Launch in 2022

June 1, 2020 @ 09:54 AM

China is planning the maiden flight of Long March 11A rocket in 2022, development of which has already begun. The carrier rocket is an upgraded version of Chinas Long March 11 that will be larger in size besides having greater thrust

Possible Last Roscosmos Spaceflight with US Astronaut on Board in October

May 31, 2020 @ 01:03 PM

Russian space agency, Roscosmos announced possibly its last Soyuz flight with a US astronaut on Friday, a day ahead of a successful SpaceX launch which meant future NASA manned missions will be performed from US soil. “The main composition (crew) include Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins for the Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS) in October of this year,” a statement from Roscosmos said Friday

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