French newspaper La Tribune reports that Egypt is preparing to buy a spy satellite and two MRTT tankers from France.
ERIC SALARD from PARIS, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Category: Space
Dream Chaser cleared to land at former Shuttle Landing Facility
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been granted approval by Space Florida to use the former Shuttle Landing Facility for its Dream Chaser spacecraft.
Ken Ulbrich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Dream Chaser cleared to land at former Shuttle Landing Facility”
Japan explores multihull design for Aegis Ashore replacement
Japan is exploring the use of a multihull design for the two vessels that are to be equipped with the Aegis missile defense system that replaces the Aegis Ashore program.
.jpg)
Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force）, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Japan explores multihull design for Aegis Ashore replacement”
AFRL has release a video on its space solar power beaming research
STRATCOM: DF-41 became operational last year
In his statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Adm. Charles A. Richard said China’s DF-41 nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) became operational last year.
Continue reading “STRATCOM: DF-41 became operational last year”