Aviation News
Work for the new S-band Space Fence radar system has started on Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean last month.
“Kwajalein Atoll 2003-02-07 – Landsat 7 – 30m” by NASA – NASA/USGS Landsat satellite image GeoTIFF archive, http://glovis.usgs.gov. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
In a rare interview with Sky News, North Korea’s ambassador to Britain, Hyun Hak-bong, said Pyongyang has the means to fire a nuclear-armed missile “any time.”
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The U.S. Navy has decided that USS Howard (DDG-83); USS McCampbell (DDG-85); USS Mustin (DDG-89); USS Chafee (DDG-90); USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) will not receive the Baseline 9C Aegis Combat System upgrade that is required for Ballistic Missile Defense mission.
“USS Howard DDG-83” by U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Richard R. Waite (RELEASED) – U.S. Navy source: U.S. Navy NewsStand Photo ID 040829-N-1513W-105. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
A U.S. military weather satellite apparently exploded in 43 pieces while in orbit on Feb. 3, the U.S. Air Force has confirmed.
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Photo: USAF
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Israel has asked the U.S. Congress to provide additional funding for production of the David’s Sling and Arrow 3.
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