India’s first indigenous Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) was launched into orbit on board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Thursday.
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Republicans want missile defense site on East Coast of U.S.
Republicans sitting on the House Armed Services Committee want the Pentagon to conduct an environmental study for a missile defense site on the East Coast of the United States.
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JASDF scrambed 156 times against Chinese aircraft
Japanese fighters were scrambled 156 times last year to intercept Chinese aircraft entering Japanese airspace. This is the highest number since the Defense Ministry started releasing such data by country in 2001.
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PAC-3 successfully intercepts cruise missile target with help from JLENS
A PAC-3 missile interceptor successfully intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile target with help from the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) Apr. 25.
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First and second Galileo satellites fully operational
The first two Galileo satellites have been declared full operational.
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