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China tests reusable hypersonic technology
Mar 07, 2018 (Sputnik)
According to the South China Morning Post, the Chinese space vehicle took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia before reaching speeds grea...
Pentagon pouring more money into hypersonic missile technologies
Mar 03, 2018 (Sputnik)
"We understand we are in competition with countries like Russia and China... We did push for a comprehensive initiative in the budget process this fall ... We d...
Kremlin says no interest in US arms race in 'invincible weapons' row
Mar 02, 2018 (AFP)
Putin stunned the West -- and many in Russia -- on Thursday by using his state of the nation address to unveil a new arsenal of hypersonic weapons and submarine...
Russian engineers finish work on laser capable of shooting down enemy satellites
Feb 28, 2018 (Sputnik)
"An evolution of this system has taken place; the completed work will allow us to make a step forward in the creation of such aircraft," the source said, speaki...
Japan's H2-A launches new spy satellite
Feb 28, 2018 (Sputnik)
The rocket was launched at 1:34 p.m. local time (4:34 GMT), which was broadcast live by the country's space agency. The rocket is expected to bring IGS-Optical ...
US incentivizes an arms race in space warns analyst
Feb 28, 2018 (Sputnik)
P.J. Blount: It's not really illegal for any state to seek dominance in space. I would say that the United States isn't really the only state that is seeking do...
Maxwell hosts Space Symposium
Feb 26, 2018 (SPX)
The topic of discussion for the symposium was based around the famous quote, "One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind," with a focus on a non-stop...
Airbus-built PAZ radar satellite launched
Feb 26, 2018 (SPX)
First contact with the satellite was established from the DLR Ground Control Centre in Germany, where Airbus engineers are supporting the Launch and Early Orbit...
Star Wars: Why US, Russia, China Make a Big Deal Out of Hitting Satellites
Feb 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
Exactly ten years ago, on February 21, 2008, the US military first shot down a satellite using the RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) system, Sputnik contributor...
US Ready for Possible Space Wars - National Security Advisor
Feb 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
"Due to competitor and adversary actions, the space domain is increasingly contested. Space has now joined land, sea, and air as a war-fighting domain. While we...
US to Jettison Spy Planes, Satellites Due to Russian, Chinese Missiles - Reports
Feb 22, 2018 (Sputnik)
The United States has decided to ditch a $7 billion surveillance aircraft program in favor of an information network that connects sensors from manned and unman...
US Wary of Russian and Chinese Antisatellite Weaponry
Feb 21, 2018 (Sputnik)
Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats has stated in his report that in the era of global space expansion, some countries, such as Russia and China a...
Ecosystem For Near-Earth Space Control
Feb 20, 2018 (SPX)
The discovery of a cost-effective and viable approach to the removal of dangerous low-earth-orbiting (LEO) debris has led to several new and related concepts fo...
Weapons in Space
Feb 07, 2018 (SPX)
By definition, space militarization is the placement and development of weapons and military technology in Earth orbits. Although ballistic missiles do transit ...
DARPA Marks Its 60th Anniversary
Feb 06, 2018 (SPX)
In carrying out that open-ended mission for the past 60 years, the Agency has become widely known as a driver of technological developments that have girded nat...
Pentagon fears rapid advancement of Chinese, Russian anti-satellite weapons
Feb 06, 2018 (Sputnik)
The intelligence directorate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, designated J-2, told the Washington Free Beacon that these missiles are currently in development and ...
SSL studies new space architectures for the USAF Space Enterprise Vision
Feb 06, 2018 (SPX)
The study is expected to accelerate crucial technologies for future missions as identified within the U.S. Air Force Space Enterprise Vision (SEV), and further ...
BAE contracted to support Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
Feb 06, 2018 (UPI)
The contract will support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic's Joint Warfare Support Division to "field, adapt, and optimize a variety of missi...
45th Space Wing Triad enables space-based orbital-defense capability
Jan 31, 2018 (SPX)
Hundreds of hands, ranging from engineers, Airmen, generals, technicians, rocket scientists, electricians, programmers and many more, assisted in this launch. B...
National Space Defense Center transitions to 24 7 operations
Jan 30, 2018 (SPX)
"This is a significant milestone," said Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Force Space Component Commander and commander of Air Force Space Comman...
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