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The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will launch a new secret satellite into space on board a Atlas V 421 rocket from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex -41 (SLC-41) today at around 1237 UTC. The payload for this mission could be a new type of satellite for the Satellite Data System (SDS) constellation.
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Photo: ULA
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China’s state television today revealed footage of the country’s first exo-atmospheric anti-ballistic missile test that was conducted in Jan. 11, 2010.
Update: HD extended version uploaded
Two new 150 meters fortified submarine pens are under construction at Mayang-do naval base in North Korea, the Telegraph quoted Jane’s as saying.
Photo: Rodong News
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Analysts believe the aerospace sector in Southern California is expected to grow again after a downturn thanks to defense programs such as the B-21 and hiring from private space companies.
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By SpaceX [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
A research report by RAND has suggested that the U.S. Army “start a rigorous operational analysis of the potential military value that conventional land-based theater ballistic missiles (TBMs) could add to the U.S. portfolio of strike capabilities.”
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By United States Army (United States Army) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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