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South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite
South Korea is gearing up to launch its second military spy satellite in early April, announced the defense ministry on Monday.
Following the successful launch...
South Korea’s first spy satellite sends clear images of Pyongyang
South Korea's maiden military spy satellite has achieved a milestone by transmitting clear images of central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, following its...
US successfully tests a new ballistic missile interceptor
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful intercept of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) using an upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).
The test,...
Stratolaunch completes captive carry flight with Talon-A hypersonic vehicle
Stratolaunch has achieved a significant milestone by conducting a captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1, under its Roc mother...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch US Space Force’s secretive spaceplane
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to launch the U.S. Air Space Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane, according to a recent service press release.
The Space...
Lockheed Martin revolutionizes deep space exploration with JETSON program
Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace and defense company, has embarked on a groundbreaking mission with the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High...
Germany to buy Israeli missile defense system for $4.3 billion
The German lawmakers on Wednesday announced plans to purchase Israel's Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.
The German Bundestag earmarked 560 million € ($607 million) ahead of a...
North Korean spy satellite launch ends in failure
North Korean state media said on Wednesday that a satellite launch failed when the carrier rocket could not reach orbit.
The Korean Central News Agency...
Cape Cod Space Force Station receives ‘robot dogs’
The U.S. Space Force announced that Cape Cod Space Force Station has received an unmanned ground vehicle as a semi-autonomous "dog" meant to enhance their...
US Missile Defense Agency receives two new interceptors
U.S. aerospace and defense giant Boeing announced on Thursday that it has delivered two new ground-based interceptors to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, or...
Bellingcat identified missile that Russia used to strike on Kharkiv
The executive director of investigative journalism website Bellingcat, Christo Grozev said that the Russian Army used 3M14 Kalibr land-attack cruise missile to strike on...
Lockheed Martin selects mission payload providers for missile warning satellite system
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has selected Raytheon to provide a second mission payload for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous...
Lockheed Martin terminates agreement to buy rocket engine maker
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. says it has terminated its agreement to acquire rocket engine and missile maker Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc..
Lockheed...
L3Harris gets $7,8M contract modification for hypersonic missile tracking program
The U.S. Space Development Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc. a contract modification in the amount of $7,8 million as an equitable adjustment under...
L3Harris to upgrade U.S. Space Force’s first offensive weapon system
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Technologies received a $125 million multi-year contract to produce space electronic warfare systems that safeguard U.S. military operations and warfighters.
According...
Russia tests its satellite killer weapon
Russia reportedly conducted an anti-satellite weapon test that created thousands of pieces of debris.Â
According to Jonathan McDowell, the Russian Federation has conducted a destructive...
U.S. Space Force’s latest missile warning satellite is ready for launch
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the U.S. Space Force’s latest missile warning satellite is ready for launch, after...
U.S. Space Force Next Gen missile warning satellite program passes major design milestone
The United States Space Force announced the next generation of missile warning satellites recently completed its Critical Design Review, a Space Force official confirmed...