International

China is planning to build at least two nuclear powered aircraft carriers, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo. The only plus for the United States […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) water mission is poised for launch between July and October, the agency reported. Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite […]

More Space Collisions Could Turn Low Earth Orbit Into A Shooting Gallery Hazardous To Spacecraft Issues of liability and fault are unresolved at this point in the collision of an […]

An Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket orbited four satellites, Arianespace announced. The main birds were payloads for two of the world’s leading satellite communications operators, Eutelsat and SES. After an […]

President Says United States Should Counter Iranian Threat With ‘All Resources,’ Mentioning Diplomacy President Obama discussed the threat from Iran, but never mentioned missile defense, during his first formal White […]

The AASM modular air-to-ground weapon was fired successfully, Sagem announced. Sagem (SAFRAN Group) and the French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the first firing test of the 125-kilogram […]

United States May Not Have Time, Until 2013-2015, Before Iran Develops Nuclear-Tipped ICBM While some in Congress think the United States could cancel the European Missile Defense (EMD) program and […]

Space traveler Charles Simonyi has signed up for his second trip to the International Space Station, Space Adventures Ltd. announced. Simonyi reportedly spent more than $20 million for his first […]

Iran proved it now possesses the technology to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though further work would be required to perfect such a weapon, according to Marine Corps Gen. James […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, […]