The Chinese Gaofen-3 radar imaging satellite has transmitted back its first set of images taken with its 1-meter resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
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Russia has deployed satellite navigation jamming system
Russian newspaper Izvestiya disclosed that a new satellite navigation jamming system dubbed POLE-21 is now operational.
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North Korean KN-11 flew 500km towards Japan
North Korea conducted a new test of its KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile today and the missile flew 500km towards the direction of Japan.
Photo: Rodong News
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Lockheed Martin could offer unmanned U-2 for MDA laser weapon demo
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency plans to send an unmanned aircraft into the stratosphere sometime in 2020-2021 and attempt to shot down a ballistic missile in its boost-phase using an electrical laser. Lockheed Martin says a unmanned version of the U-2 might be a suitable platform for that.
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First intercept test of SM-3 Block 2A in October
The new SM-3 Block 2A interceptor, jointly develop by the United States and Japan, will face its first intercept test this October.
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By Lt. Chris Bishop Deputy Director, U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED) (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=45496) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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