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Russia To Renew Iranian S-300 Missiles Deal

September 11, 2013 @ 01:55 PM

Russia will renew an old deal with Iran to supply five S-300 ground-to-air missile systems. It will also build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, according to Kommersant

Thales Successfully Launches Amos 4 Satellite

September 3, 2013 @ 02:08 PM

The Amos 4 telecommunications satellite, featuring radio frequency (RF) equipment built by Thales Alenia Space under contract to Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), was successfully launched today

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 for use in Iran's space program

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

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