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SAR satellites from Silicon Valley could detect North Korean missile launches

Posted on July 10, 2017July 9, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. intelligence agencies may rely on commercial space synthetic aperture radar in the near future to spy on North Korea for impending ballistic missile launches.

Graphic: Capella Space
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P.1HH flight test program resumes

Posted on July 8, 2017July 7, 2017 by alert5

Piaggio has been able to resume its P.1HH HammerHead medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle program after its second prototype flew on Jul. 5.

By Tangopaso (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF shopping for air-launched hypersonic strike weapon

Posted on July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 by alert5

Jane’s reported that a Sources Sought notice has been published by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command on Jun. 29 for a rapidly fielded and developed hypersonic, conventional air-launched strike weapon.

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Subcontractor used recycled material in Nirbhay cruise missile

Posted on July 2, 2017July 2, 2017 by alert5

A subcontractor in the Nirbhay cruise missile program had manufactured a component using recycled material, the chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) disclosed.

Photo: DRDO
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