Aviation News
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is on course to conduct the first ever intercept of a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) target using a SM-3 Block IIA interceptor this year.
Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency
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A former Sprint anti-ballistic missile (ABM) site in Fairdale, North Dakota, is now available for sale.
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Hypersonic startup Hermeus has secured funding from the U.S. Air Force and the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate to develop its Mach 5 aircraft.
Photos: Hermeus
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has confirmed to Yomiuri Shimbun by email that there are talks with Japan on how Tokyo can join the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program.
Graphic: Northrop Grumman
The U.S. government is ready to send its newest spy satellite, NROL-129, into space on Jul. 15 using a Minotaur 4 rocket.
Photo: NRO
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