Britain will conduct a trial involving a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to assess its ability to conduct Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (TBMD) mission.
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Category: Space
Canada’s first dedicated operational military satellite launched into space
Sapphire, Canada’s space-based electro-optical satellite for tracking man-made space objects in high Earth orbit, was carried into space by an Indian rocket on Feb. 25.
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Israel tests new Arrow 3 missile interceptor
Israel carried out a successful test of its Arrow 3 missile interceptor on Feb. 25.
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AN/TPY-2 in Kyoto Prefecture
The second AN/TPY-2 X-band radar in Japan will likely be located at a base in Kyogamisaki, Kyoto Prefecture. The decision to base the radar in Central Japan could be due to the fact that any North Korean missile headed for Guam or Hawaii will fly over.
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Is Obama administration stonewalling FBI investigation into transfer of classified weapons technology to China?
FoxNews.com says it has documents showing the illegal transfer of U.S. weapons technology to China and other nations through NASA and the U.S. government is stonewalling an investigation into it.
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