The Pentagon’s inspector general found 48 instances of non-conformances with quality control standards in the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.
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Category: Space
Israel, U.S. conducted Arrow 2 test
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of DDR&D and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted an intercept test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile on Sept. 9.
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Israel sharing spy satellite data of Iraq to U.S.
Pentagon planners assessing battle damage after air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq are being aided by spy satellite information from Israel.
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Second test of U.S. Army’s Advanced Hypersonic Weapon failed
The second test of the U.S. Army’s Advanced Hypersonic Weapon failed shortly after it lifted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska on Aug. 25.
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Work calls for interoperability between South Korean and U.S. missile defense system
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told reporters in Seoul that the Korean Air Missile and Defense (KAMD) being develop by South Korea should have extreme interoperability with the U.S. missile defense system.
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