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South Korea succeeded in a test of a key homegrown missile interceptor under development earlier this week, the third such success out of four tests so far, as it is cranking up efforts to deter evolving North Korean threats.
Aside from the Pentagon, the U.S. policy establishment has yet torecognize the significance of China's new anti-satellitecapability.
The Financial Times broke the story last week that “China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space
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Next-gen intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor estimated to cost nearly $18 billion (U.S. Missile Defense Agency) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Next-Generation Interceptor that is being competitively developed to replace the current ground-based interceptors within the United States’ homeland intercontinental ballistic missile defense system is estimated to cost nearly $18 billion across the life of the program. An independent cost estimate from the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office — first reported by Bloomberg and since obtained b...
Military branch called the space force a dumb idea. so now you've got the vice president going out there, he's announcing it. what do you think people need to know? >> well, i certainly still stand by my dumb idea comment that i made about seven weeks ago. you know, the air force space command already does this. it's at peterson air force base in colorado. they do this with about 20,000 people. it might sound like a lot but compared to the size of the other branches of the military, it's relatively small, because -- and it's sized, you know, the way it needs to be for the threat. the vice pres...