Category: Notizie Estero

The U.S. government is ready to send its newest spy satellite, NROL-129, into space on Jul. 15 using a Minotaur 4 rocket. Photo: NRO The payload, was craned on top of the former LGM-118 Peacekeeper missile, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport last week. The launch window is expected to be opened at 1300GMT. NASA’s Wallops […]

The Japanese government is said to be considering a suggestion to put the Aegis Ashore system on a floating platform out at sea. Photo: MDA However, the idea is met with skepticism by some as the floating base is vulnerable to tsunami and from torpedo attacks. Another suggestion was to have two more Aegis-equipped destroyers […]

While the Pentagon commemorated the 4th of July with flyovers in Washington, D.C., Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The most spectacular flyover by the U.S. Air Force and Navy actually took place half way across the world in the South China Sea. U.S. Navy photos by Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Stephens A B-52 assigned […]

News reports from Japan says the governments of Japan and United States have started talks on how to proceed with the former’s F-X fighter program. Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense According to the reports, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin are involved as well. The rest of the article is gated but it is said […]