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Russian Defense Ministry Denies Reports that Its Satellite Exploded Above US
Sep 10, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied media reports of a Russian military satellite that allegedly exploded above the United States. Earlier in the day...
DoD Agrees to Share Space Data with South Korea
Sep 10, 2014 (SPX)
The Defense Department has signed a memorandum of understanding to share space situational awareness data with South Korea's Defense Ministry, Pentagon official...
Russia to boost nuclear, space defence forces against US
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
Russia will respond to the United States' "prompt global strike" programme designed to take out targets within an hour by upgrading its nuclear and space defenc...
Russian Navy to Get New Space Tracking System
Sep 03, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russian naval vessels are to be equipped with a state of the art tracking system which will be able to receive data from space, a source from the Russian milita...
Russia Proceeding With Plans for Grouped Military Satellites
Sep 03, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is not intending to review its plans for creating grouped military satellites, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. "All of these p...
Space Command team wins national award
Aug 28, 2014 (SPX)
The United States Department of Energy and the Federal Interagency Energy Management Task Force announced Headquarters Air Force Space Command and the 21st Civi...
U.S. military destroys experimental hypersonic weapon
Aug 26, 2014 (UPI)
Four seconds into the test launch of an experimental hypersonic weapon, on Monday, U.S. military officials were forced to abandon the mission and cue the weapon...
Japan mulls enhancing missile detecting capability
Aug 26, 2014 (XNA)
Japan is mulling to further and effectively use space to detect early signs of ballistic missile so as to boost its defense capabilities, local media reported o...
AFSOUTH strengthens space ties with partner nations
Aug 21, 2014 (SPX)
Three officers from the Dominican Republic, Peruvian and Brazilian militaries partnered with active-duty and guard Airmen at Davis-Monthan for a rare opportunit...
Northrop Grumman team developing space plane
Aug 19, 2014 (UPI)
A preliminary design and flight demonstration plan for an experimental space plane with a reusable booster is being developed by Northrop Grumman. The space pla...
Russia Needs to Produce More Military Spacecraft
Aug 07, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russia has to expand production of military spacecraft, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday. "Firstly, we need to increase production of m...
Russia Looking To China For Military, Aerospace Components
Aug 07, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
Russian aerospace and military-industrial enterprises will purchase electronic components worth several billion dollars from China, Izvestia reported Wednesday,...
Japan to launch military space force: report
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth, a...
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency taps BAE Systems for assist
Jul 31, 2014 (UPI)
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's effort to transform its intelligence data and products is being assisted by BAE Systems. The transformation effort...
US launches 2 spy geo-satellites to track 'nefarious capability' of other nations
Jul 31, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
The US Air Force has successfully orbited two geosynchronous satellites to monitor all other space devices operating on the same strategic orbit, because of the...
China conducts land-based missile interception test
Jul 25, 2014 (XNA)
China has announced the success of a missile interception test conducted from land. The test, conducted within its territory late on Wednesday, "achieved the pr...
USAF will provide assured access to space
Jul 24, 2014 (SPX)
Gen. William L. Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, stressed the importance of maintaining assured access to space to the Senate Subcommittee on Strateg...
US Air Force to launch new surveillance satellites
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
The US Air Force will launch new satellites Wednesday to track those of other countries and counter possible threats to American spacecraft, officials said. Two...
'Doomsday sputnik': Russia said to launch new missile-attack warning satellite
Jul 22, 2014 (Voice of Russia)
After years of delay, Russia plans to deploy this year the first satellite of its new constellation replacing the space component of the early warning system, R...
US military awards contracts to design reusable spaceplane
Jul 16, 2014 (XNA)
The U.S. military said Tuesday it has awarded contracts to three companies to design an experimental spaceplane conceived as a reusable, unmanned booster with c...
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