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South Korea’s defense minister told lawmakers on May 16 that the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) deployed in the country was able to pick up the launch of North Korea’s Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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While the world was fixated over the French election, the X-37B fired its thrusters to deorbit and land at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on May 7.
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U.S. Air Force courtesy photo
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The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has posted a Request for Information (RFI) on the Federal Business Opportunity site to solicited on ideas for “transportable” Ground Based Interceptors (GBIs).
By Joe Davila, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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John Schilling from the 38 North takes a look at North Korea’s KN-17 missile and warned that the weapon – with a Maneuvering Reentry Vehicle (MaRV) sitting atop of a Scud – might posed a serious threat to land targets in South Korea rather than American aircraft carriers.
Kyodo says Japan has decided to accelerate the study of deploying the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in the country.
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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