Next Galileo launch pushed back

Posted at: Sun Mar 12th, 2006

The second trailblazer in Europe's sat-nav system, Galileo, is set for launch in the autumn, following the success of the first spacecraft. Mission managers are confident they now have enough data from the first satellite, Giove-A, to secure the network's allocated frequencies. ...

JASSM - The Air Force's Next Generation Cruise Missile

Posted at: Sun Mar 12th, 2006

Since the late 1970s the Department of Defense has tried and failed numerous times to give the warfighter an affordable standoff cruise missile capable of taking out the enemy's air defenses early on in a conflict. Fast forward to 2006 and that warfighter need has finally been met by ...

MoD sets out ultimatum to US over joint strike fighter

Posted at: Sun Mar 12th, 2006

This week, when the US Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings on the Pentagon's plan to kill the F-35 alternate engine, UK Defence...

Fourth flight for biggest Ariane

Posted at: Sun Mar 12th, 2006

Europe's most powerful rocket - the Ariane 5-ECA - has launched two satellites from French Guiana. It lifted off from Kourou spaceport at 1932 local time (2232 GMT), carrying satellites for the Spanish defence ministry and a French telecoms company. The launch marked ...