PLUS: EU and ESA eye greater military space focus.
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| Defense Digest - February 05, 2025 |
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| | by Brian Everstine | A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.
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| | Podcast: Brilliant Pebbles Are Backby Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve TrimbleAfter President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” editors discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today. |
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| U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Flies Over Sierra Nevada Mountainsby Aviation Week Network Staff On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the program the year prior, with three aircraft slated to go to NASA for flyable storage. |
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| The uAvionix ZPX line of AIMS-certified micro IFF devices delivers secure Mode 5 combat identification and global ADS-B Out for uncrewed aircraft. With low SWaP and easy integration, the ZPX line enables reliable battlefield and civil airspace operations. Learn more |
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