Category: missile

Russia says its hypersonic missile is now in active service

[ad_1] The news comes as an apparent response to earlier concerns that trouble finding carbon fiber could lead to Avangard missing its planned 2019 debut. As with earlier claims, it’s difficult to tell how ready the technology really is. How many missiles are there, and how quickly could they be put into use? Will they […]

Professor convicted of sending US missile chip technology to China

[ad_1] Co-defendant Kiet Ahn Mai (who pleaded guilty in December) allegedly posed as a US customer to help Shih get into the systems of an unnamed company making monolithic microwave integrated circuits for missiles and other warfare purposes. Once he obtained the info, he apparently sent it to Chengdu GaStone Technology Company, which at the […]

US cyberattack reportedly knocked out Iran missile control systems

[ad_1] It’s uncertain how Iran reacted to the apparent attack. Officials have declined to comment, with Cyber Command noting that it doesn’t want to jeopardize its operations by discussing its online efforts. The report comes days after word of the US planting offensive malware in Russia’s power grid, however, and not much longer after national […]

US Air Force successfully shoots down multiple missiles with a laser

[ad_1] You won’t see the technology used in-air for a while. The USAF only gave Lockheed Martin a contract in 2017, and the first airborne tests aren’t expected until sometime in 2021. It would likely take a while after that before the system could find its way into service. Provided the technology works as promised, […]

NASA says satellite that India shot down may threaten the ISS

[ad_1] In the middle of an election on March 27, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the success of “Mission Shakti,” a missile test that destroyed one of the nation’s satellites. It’s the fourth country to have completed such a mission, after the US, Russia and China. India’s government wrote that the test was carried […]