Japan has put two spy satellites into orbit on Jan. 27 using a H-IIA rocket. One of them is a SAR satellite while the other is an demonstration satellite testing a new high-resolution optical system.
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Japan deploys AEW&C assets to monitor airspace around Senkaku Islands
Japan has deployed its E-767 and E-2C to help monitor airspace around Senkaku Islands due to incursions by Chinese aircraft.
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First GMD flight test since 2010 successfully carried out
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a flight test of a three-stage Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 26.
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YouTube: China carried out second BMD from Xinjiang
The Chinese Ministry of Defense has confirmed that a second BMD test was carried out on Jan. 27. Reports from Xinjiang in northwestern China indicates the test was carried out around 8pm local time and the booster had a blue plume.
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