Australia and Norway sign agreement for JSM development
Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2015 -
Australia has signed an agreement with Norway to contribute to the development of the Joint Strike Missile for F-35 fighters.
Under the agreement, Australia will finance the development of an RF-seeking capability for the JSM, which is developed by Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence Systems (KDA). The seeker under development is based on "imaging infra red" technology, allowing ...
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Britain finance chief slammed over visit to restive China region
Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2015 -
Campaign groups on Wednesday condemned Britain's finance minister for touting business opportunities ahead of human rights on a visit to China's violence-wracked Xinjiang region.
George Osborne pledged Britain would "support the growth" of the area, the homeland of the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority, where clashes have killed hundreds in recent years.
China blames Islamist separatists for ...
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China launches new type of carrier rocket: state media
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2015 -
China on Sunday launched a new, smaller type of rocket from its "Long March" family which will be primarily used for carrying satellites aloft, state media reported, as the country races ahead with an ambitious space programme.
The Long March-6, a newly developed carrier rocket which uses liquid propellant, took off from a launch base in the northern province of Shanxi on Sunday morning carr ...
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US says 5.6 mn fingerprints stolen in breach
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2015 -
The massive breaches of US government records resulted in the theft of some 5.6 million sets of fingerprints, officials said Wednesday, raising their estimate from 1.1 million.
Officials said the latest analysis of the two breaches - widely attributed to hackers based in China - did not change the number of people affected, which remained at 21.5 million.
A statement by the Office of P ...
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China's new carrier rocket succeeds in 1st trip
Taiyuan, China (XNA) Sep 22, 2015 -
China successfully launched a new model of carrier rocket, Long March-6, at 7:01 a.m. Sunday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province.
The rocket carried 20 micro-satellites into the space for space tests.
The new rocket, fueled by liquid propellant made of liquid oxygen and kerosene, is China's first carrier rocket that uses fuel free of toxicity and ...
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Moscow to Launch Telecom Satellites on Rokot Carrier Rocket
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 22, 2015 -
Russian Defense Ministry announced the launch of the Rokot lightweight launch vehicle carrying Rodnik communication satellites from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome.
Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday plans to launch a Rokot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northwestern Russia to put Rodnik communications satellites into orbit, the ministry's press service announced Mon ...
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Secrets of Soviet space race come to London
London (AFP) Sept 18, 2015 -
The space technology that saw the Soviet Union propel the first dog, man and woman into orbit has gone on show in London - most of it being exhibited outside Russia for the first time.
Speaking at the opening of the exhibition at the Science Museum, which runs until March 13, the first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova recalled her affection for the spacecraft that took her into orbit for ...
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Dynetics and Rocketdyne perform gas generator test using 3D printer
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 17, 2015 -
The Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne team recently performed with its NASA partner the second successful gas generator test series of the F-1 engine as part of the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction (ABEDRR) contract. This test series was unique, however, in that a key component of the gas generator was built using additive manufacturing - o ...
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Air Force welcomes Blue Origin to Launch Complex 36
Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2015 -
The 45th Space Wing expanded commercial space launch operations by welcoming Blue Origin to the Eastern Range during a media event held at Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Sept. 15, 2015.
During the Blue Origin event, Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and Amazon.com CEO, announced his intent to build rockets on the Space Coast and launch them from Cape ...
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U.S. A-10 jets arrive in Estonia to deter Russian aggression
Amari Air Base, Estonia (UPI) Sep 22, 2015 -
Twelve A-10 Thunderbolt II jets and about 350 Airmen arrived at the Amari Air Base in Estonia on Monday as part of the effort to deter Russian aggression in Syria.
The airmen and aircraft were deployed from the 23rd Wing out of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. They are tasked with performing military exercises in conjunction with NATO-allied forces in the region. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. ...
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Xi urges less 'suspicion' in US-China ties
Seattle (AFP) Sept 23, 2015 -
China's president on Tuesday called for less "suspicion" in ties between the world's top two economies, ahead of landmark talks later this week with US President Barack Obama.
Xi Jinping's comments, at a keynote speech in the commercial hub of Seattle, came as US aerospace giant Boeing reportedly clinched a deal with Chinese firms to sell 300 aircraft.
"We want to see more understanding ...
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U.S. Navy tests upgraded missile
Dulles, Va. (UPI) Sep 23, 2015 -
The U.S. Navy's AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile successfully hit a mobile ship target in a live-fire test of its modified software.
Orbital ATK, the manufacturer of the weapon, said the test was the first in a series of Block 1 upgrade demonstrations and was conducted at the Navy's Point Mugu Sea Range in California.
"The block upgrade testing demonstrated that the ...
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Puma unmanned craft tested on USS Gonzalez
Washington (UPI) Sep 23, 2015 -
The U.S. Navy tested the RQ-20A Puma (Block II) unmanned aircraft at sea on board the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
The testing was part of a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPUTEX), and was used to observe the effectiveness of the second iteration of the all-environment Puma variant. The Puma is designed for maritime use, and can be used in ...
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Russia's Northern Fleet Wraps Up Large-Scale Arctic Drills
Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 22, 2015 -
The large-scale week-long Arctic drills have come to an end with some 50 warships, submarines and other vessels, as well as over 10 aircraft successfully completing all objectives.
Russia's Northern Fleet wrapped up large-scale exercises in the Arctic after successfully launching 12 sea- and ground-launched cruise missiles, the head of the fleet press service said Monday.
"The Northe ...
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US, S. Korea allies discuss N. Korea nuclear, missile threat
Seoul (AFP) Sept 23, 2015 -
Senior South Korean and US defence officials met in Seoul on Wednesday for talks focused on responding to the possibility of an imminent North Korean rocket launch and later nuclear test.
The two-day talks follow statements earlier this month by the respective heads of the North's space and atomic energy agencies that fuelled concerns over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
Th ...
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Russia vows to counter reported U.S. nukes in Germany
Moscow (UPI) Sep 23, 2015 -
Tensions are rising in Europe as Russia's government announced it will take countermeasures if reports of U.S. plans to upgrade nuclear capabilities in Germany are true.
A Kremlin official voiced concern over the reported U.S. plans when he spoke to reporters on Wednesday.
"Certainly, it's another, unfortunately, very serious step," Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Pes ...
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