The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has decided to give two spare optical spy satellites to NASA for research.
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Pentagon says no thanks to missile shield on East Coast
The Pentagon does not have the money or desire to build a missile defense site on the East Coast of continental United States, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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Russian TELs can cover own tracks
Russia’s Defense Ministry says its Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) units can now conceal their tracks while on the move for better camouflage.
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Second X-37B coming home
Vandenberg Air Force Base has released a statement stating that the second X-37B is expected to return to Earth sometime between early- to mid-June.
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Russia’s Voronezh-M early-warning radar is online
Russia’s Voronezh-M long-range missile warning radar was put on duty officially at 10:15 a.m. local time in the Irkutsk region of Siberia on Wednesday.
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