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Reuters reports that dozens of Russian military personnel are undergoing training in Iran on the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, according to European intelligence sources. The news agency’s investigation suggests an imminent delivery of hundreds of these satellite-guided weapons to Russia for potential use in Ukraine.
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Responding to the growing threat of hypersonic weapons in the region, Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new missile interceptor system.
Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency
Sierra Space has successfully completed initial beta testing of its Sierra Space Ghost program, a revolutionary space logistics system designed for rapid global resupply within 90 minutes.
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South Korea’s military space program achieved a significant milestone on Apr. 8 with the successful launch of its second reconnaissance satellite. Lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the satellite has entered its designated orbit and established communication with a ground station.
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The Space Development Agency (SDA), an arm of the U.S. Space Force, announced it has awarded contracts totaling approximately $2.5 billion to three companies for the construction and operation of 54 satellites designed to track hypersonic missiles in all phases of flight. These satellites will form the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a layered network of hundreds of satellites intended to enhance missile warning and defense capabilities.
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