Russian scientist Sabit Saitgarayev has suggested modifying the SS-18 Satan intercontinental ballistic missile to destroy asteroids threatening Earth.
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MDA orders 29 SM-3 Block IBs
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has place an order for 29 SM-3 Block IB interceptors with Raytheon.
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Russian ICBMs getting new targeting system to defeat U.S. BMD system
RIA Novosti reported that Russia’s inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM) will be equipped with an advanced targeting system capable of defeating the U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system.
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USMC woman fighter pilot selected for NASA astronaut class
Maj. Nicole Aunapu Mann, an F/A 18 pilot from the U.S Marine Corps, is the first woman fighter pilot to be selected for astronaut training with NASA in two decades.
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Japan’s LDP outlines a more aggressive defense posture
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans to let the JSDF have amphibious and pre-emptive strike capability.
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