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In a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, head of the United States Strategic Command, Adm. Cecil D. Haney, said China has so far conducted six successful tests of its hypersonic glide vehicle.
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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Raytheon a $14 million contract to research on two concepts for next-generation, air-launched, tactical missiles.
Photo: Bill Sweetman/AWST
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More details have emerged on the Missile Defense Agency’s plan to fit a laser weapon on a high flying unmanned aerial vehicle in order to destroy ballistic missiles at the boost-phase.
By US Missile Defense Agency [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Officials from KAI, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Lockheed Marin, the Indonesian Defense Ministry and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) gathered in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province for the first KF-X/IF-X joint meeting on Jan. 21.
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Photos: KAI
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The Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) was selected by NASA last week to deliver material to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019. The mini-shuttle with its slated wing configuration was an idea borrowed from the Soviet BOR lifting bodies.
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