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Philippines To Patrol Sea With TC-90 Planes Leased From Japan

March 28, 2017 @ 02:35 PM

Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) will use its TC-90 aircraft leased from Japan to patrol the West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise, where China has been attempting to incur. The Philippines Navy officially received the first two of five TC-90 patrol planes from Japan yesterday,
Two Industrial Estates In India Alloted For Defence Manufacturing

March 9, 2017 @ 12:01 PM

India's Maharashtra government has confirmed today that two industrial estates for defence manufacturing will be set up in the state. One industrial estate will be set up at Jejuri in Pune district and another in Ahmednagar district,
China To Develop Air Launched Satellite-Delivery Rockets

March 7, 2017 @ 10:56 AM

China has planned to develop a new generation of rockets that can be released into space from airplanes to replace dysfunctional satellites. The rockets will be designed so that they could carry 200 kg and can rapidly replace dysfunctional satellites,
China Plans Long March 8 Rocket Flight Test By 2018

February 27, 2017 @ 08:51 AM

The next-generation Chinese CZ-8 (Long March 8) medium-lift carrier rocket is scheduled for its first test flight by the end of 2018. The core-stage of CZ-8 will be based on CZ-7 and CZ-3A (Long March 3A) carrier rockets, the CZ-8 is expected to have two solid-propelled boosters with a diameter of 6
DARPA Selects Commercial Partner For Satellite Repair Program Despite Orbital ATK Lawsuit

February 10, 2017 @ 09:55 AM

Despite Orbital ATKs lawsuit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has gone ahead with its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program by selecting Space Systems Loral (SSL) as its commercial partner for the program. DARPA and SSL seek to develop technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), more than 20,000 miles above the Earth, and demonstrate those technologies on orbit, DARPA said in a press statement Thursday
Orbital ATK Wants DARPA Out Of Satellite Servicing, Files Lawsuit

February 8, 2017 @ 01:25 PM

Orbital ATK has sued Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) questioning its Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program as a competition to commercial enterprises and also a violation of the US National Space Policy. “DARPAs RSGS program will subsidize a single company with several hundred million dollars worth of space hardware and launch service, courtesy of the US taxpayer, to directly compete with commercial satellite servicing systems that Orbital ATK and other companies are developing with their own private capital
USAF, Lockheed Martin To Launch Next Space Based Infrared System Satellite On...

January 18, 2017 @ 10:58 AM

The US Air Force and Lockheed Martin will launch the next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite on Jan. 19 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket
US Tests 103 Micro-Drone Swarm Launched From F/A-18 Super Hornet Planes

January 10, 2017 @ 01:54 PM

The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from three F/A-18 Super Hornet planes at China Lake in California. The US department of Defense released the information to the public only now after the tests were conducted in October last year
China Launches High-res Imaging Satellite Into Wrong Orbit

December 29, 2016 @ 02:09 PM

A pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution imaging satellites, SuperView-1 01 and SuperView-1 02 launched by China on Wednesday, are currently deemed to be problematic as the two main payloads did not reach their intended orbit
Lockheed Martin Conducts Test Flight Of T-50A Aircraft

December 2, 2016 @ 04:24 AM

Lockheed Martin has conducted initial test flight of T-50A aircraft earlier last month. The T-50A was announced as the official Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) offering for the U

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