Government/Military

Iran proved it now possesses the technology to build intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), though further work would be required to perfect such a weapon, according to Marine Corps Gen. James...

ESA extended the operations of its Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions to the end of the year. The decision to extend the three successful missions was taken on...

President Obama lashed out at Iran for supplying thousands of rockets and missiles to terrorists groups that launch them in attacks on Israel. Leaders in Tehran are supplying the means...

Some Progress Seen In Understanding Flow Control Valves Problem: NASA Continuing worries about flow control valves on Space Shuttle Discovery once again caused NASA to postpone its launch, now set...

The Obama administration is willing to delay plans to construct the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as a shield against Iranian missiles, if Russia will help the United States pressure...

The AASM modular air-to-ground weapon was fired successfully, Sagem announced. Sagem (SAFRAN Group) and the French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the first firing test of the 125-kilogram...

Updated — Feb. 10, 2009 – 9:20 a.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 22 * Mission: STS-119...

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said nothing has been decided on a U.S. response to repeated Russian demands that Washington kill the planned European Missile Defense (EMD) system. She was...

Every $1 Billion In Defense Outlays Sustains 6,500 Jobs Across Nation Legislation saying that defense spending couldn’t fall to less than 4 percent of U.S. economic output was unveiled by...

NASA will gain $1 billion under the congressional economic stimulus bill that aims to slow the U.S. plunge into the deepest recession in recent years. That $1 billion would include...