The new Israeli reconnaissance satellite that was launched into space this month has transmitted back its first set of pictures to the ground control station.
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Taiwan MND dismissed report that it has abandoned research on ballistic missile
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense refuted a media report that the Taipei has decided to abandon the Yunfeng ballistic missile program as a goodwill gesture towards mainland China.
By 中華民國國研院國家太空中心 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korea has demonstrated that its ballistic missiles are accurate
Two of the three Scud-ER ballistic missiles that North Korea fired towards Japan on Sept. 5 had landed in the same area off Okushirito island of Hokkaido, Japanese defense officials said.
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Israel’s new Ofek-11 reconnaissance satellite not working as expected
Israel sent its newest reconnaissance satellite, Ofek-11, into space on Sept. 13 using its indigenous Shavit rocket from the Palmachim Air Base on Sept. 13. However, within hours, the satellite transmitted back home that it had developed some sort of malfunction.
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New ICBM to cost American taxpayers at least $85 billion
The DoD’s chief weapons buyer Frank Kendall told U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James in a memo on Aug. 23 that a new intercontinental ballistic missile to replace the Minuteman III will cost at least $85 billion to develop and field.
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