Secret Pentagon studies have cast serious doubt on the effectiveness of a U.S. missile defense system planned for Europe.
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Category: Space
North Korea exhibiting Unha-3 as Hwasong-13 ballistic missile
Asahi Shimbun reported that North Korea is exhibiting the Unha-3 as Hwasong-13 ballistic missile in an exhibition hall in Pyongyang.
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Chinese missile technicians working with North Koreans to upgrade Egypt’s Scud missiles
U.S. intelligence officials say Chinese missile technicians from the Beijing-based China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corp. (CPMIEC) were seen in Egypt along with North Koreans, upgrading Cairo’s Scud missiles.
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Two Japanese spy satellites launched successfully
Japan has put two spy satellites into orbit on Jan. 27 using a H-IIA rocket. One of them is a SAR satellite while the other is an demonstration satellite testing a new high-resolution optical system.
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First GMD flight test since 2010 successfully carried out
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a flight test of a three-stage Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 26.
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