Category: Space
Pakistan carried out first flight test of Ababeel MIRV missile
Pakistan has carried out the first test of its Ababeel ballistic missile on Jan. 24. The military claimed that the Ababeel is multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) capable weapon, therefore able to carrying several nuclear warheads.
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India to test fire K-4 SLBM on Jan. 31
India is making preparations to test fire its K-4 submarine-launch ballistic missile (K-4) on Jan. 31.
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DOT&E says GMD still has limited capability to defend the U.S. Homeland
In its annual report, the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) says its assessment of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system remain unchanged and has “a limited capability to defend the U.S. Homeland from small numbers of simple intermediate-range or intercontinental ballistic missile threats launched from North Korea or Iran.”
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X-37B OTV-4 has spent more than 600 days in orbit
The current OTV-4 mission of the X-37B space plane has cross the 600 days mark and if it still orbits the Earth after Mar. 23, it will break the previous record set by OTV-3.
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