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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has decided not to develop the Sapsan multi-purpose missile system. However, Pivdenne Design Bureau will continue to design an export version of the tactical missile.
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Russian scientist Sabit Saitgarayev has suggested modifying the SS-18 Satan intercontinental ballistic missile to destroy asteroids threatening Earth.
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has place an order for 29 SM-3 Block IB interceptors with Raytheon.
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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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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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