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Handicapped by its current missile testing instrumentation facilities which are land-based, India is in the process of designing a 10,000 tonne ship that is capable of launching missiles at further distances.
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Iran has unveiled a new short-range solid fuel ballistic missile, Fateh 313. The new missile is an upgrade of the Fateh 110, giving it a range of 500 km.
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U.S. officials are worried that it’ll be more difficult to detect future launches of North Korean missiles and rockets at its Sohae missile and space launch facility as the country had dug out an extensive tunnel network surrounding the facility.
By Sungwon Baik / VOA (North Korea Rocket Launch – Photo Galleries) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Taiwan will have an optical satellite with a 2-meter resolution in orbit next year. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry FORMOSAT-5 into space.
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The Missile Defense Agency has awarded two contracts to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for both companies to start research on the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.
By MDA employee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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