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Army Stinger missile replacement competition heads into flight tests
RTX and Lockheed Martin are heading into flight tests this year in a head-to-head competition to develop a replacement for ...
Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
Space-based interceptors and "particle beams" are part of a new multi-billion-dollar Trump order to build a new U.S. missile defense system.
North Korea likely preparing mass production of intercontinental missiles capable of striking US targets: Pentagon top commander
North Korea’s Hwasong-19 ICBM can be deployed and fired quickly due to its solid propellant design that requires less preparation time. Air Force General Gregory Guillot, head of US Northern Command, ...
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Putin Fires Head of Space Agency Amid Nuclear Missile Failures
Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment. Putin has boasted about Russia's missile capabilities and the prospect the head of the country's space program was fired because of shortcomings in ...
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Will Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense make Americans safer? It’s complicated
The Missile Defense Agency ... Kimball, the Arms Control Association head, said Trump’s plan could “encourage our adversaries to build up their offensive forces and to do so in a way that ...
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Army Stinger missile replacement competition heads into flight tests
A Stinger missile launches from the new Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system on Oct. 7, 2021, in Germany. (Maj. Robert Fellingham/U.S. Army) RTX and Lockheed Martin are heading into flight ...