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Jun- 2024 -27 JuneAsia Pacific
N.Korea Tests Ability to Fire Multiple Warheads on Single Ballistic Missile: KCNA
North Korea claimed to have successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability.
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19 JuneAmericas
US Air Force Flight-Tests Future ICBM Reentry Vehicle
The US Air Force and Lockheed Martin have flight-tested the future intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle.
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7 JuneAmericas
US Test-Fires Minuteman III ICBM in Show of Nuclear Deterrence
The US has conducted back-to-back tests of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to validate its nuclear deterrence capabilities.
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4 JuneAmericas
Lockheed Martin Opens $18M Engineering Facility in Alabama
Lockheed Martin has opened a new engineering facility, laboratory, and demonstration center in Alabama to advance US security capabilities.
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May- 2024 -30 MayArms
US Publishes Memo on Toxic Chemicals in Air Force Missile Facilities
The US Air Force Global Strike Command has issued a memorandum on the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at its missile facilities.
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Apr- 2024 -23 AprilAir
Missile Defense Agency Officially Accepts Long Range Radar From Lockheed
Lockheed Martin has officially transferred the Long Range Discrimination Radar to the US Missile Defense Agency.
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22 AprilLand
US Navy Inaugurates Strategic Missions Facility Construction in Indiana
The US Navy has begun the construction of a new strategic missions facility at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division in Indiana. The Strategic Systems Engineering Facility (SSEF) is a research and development site providing engineering and test capabilities to support the agency’s integrated systems. Solutions produced with the site’s assistance will be utilized under the US Department of Defense’s deterrence triad, which comprises intercontinental, submarine-launched, and aerial ballistic missiles. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), and the Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) led the groundbreaking ceremony. “NAVSEA’s investment at NSWC Crane with the SSEF will provide crucial capabilities to help maximize the effectiveness of the sea-based leg of the strategic deterrence triad, the most survivable leg of the triad,” STRATCOM Commander Gen. Anthony Cotton stated. “The deterrence and combat capability USSTRATCOM provides is the bedrock of all operations and foundational to national and international security.” The US Army Corps of Engineers – Louisville District in Kentucky will oversee construction works at the SSEF. The facility is scheduled for completion by the end of 2025. Maintaining Strategic Systems Capabilities According to the US Navy, the SSEF is among the critical infrastructure projects being managed …
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5 AprilMiddle East
Houthi Rebels Could Be Running Low on Weapons: US Commander
Houthi rebels appeared to be running low on drones and anti-ship ballistic missiles months after it began attacks on cargo ships transiting the Red Sea.
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1 AprilAmericas
US Air Force’s Sentinel ICBM Program Hit by Two-Year Delay
The US Air Force will have to wait two more years before its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile finally has its inaugural flight test.
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Mar- 2024 -7 MarchMiddle East
Three Killed After Missile From Yemen Hit Bulk Carrier: US Military
A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels hit a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden, with the crew reporting three people killed and at least four wounded, the US military said.
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