U.S. lawmakers have agreed to allocate $70.7 million for the Army’s hypersonic missile program under the 2015 defense authorization bill.
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PLA 810 Brigade in northeastern China upgrades to DF-21
The PLA’s 810 Brigade northeast of Dalian in the Liaoning province appears to have upgraded from the liquid-fuel DF-3A to the road-mobile DF-21.
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Aegis Ashore test site completes first SM-3 test firing
The Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex has successfully conducted the first flight test of a SM-3 interceptor on May 20.
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U.S. tables plan to share missile detection info with Japan, South Korea
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Obama administration has proposed a plan to Tokyo for a missile detection information sharing system that uses South Korea’s radars.
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Missile test from Aegis Ashore facility
The Aegis Ashore facility at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii will carry out its first missile interceptor test next week.