Associated Press Adm. Robert Willard told Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper that he believed the Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile program had achieved "initial operational capability," meaning that a workable design had been settled on and was being… more »

V-750 V-750V 1D missile on a launcher Type Surface-to-air missile Place of origin  Soviet Union Production history Variants V-750, V-750V, V-750VK, V-750VN, V-750M, V-750SM, V-750AK Specifications (V-750[5]) Weight… more »

  BBC News Japanese scientists are celebrating the successful deployment of their solar sail, Ikaros. The 200-sq-m (2,100-sq-ft) membrane is attached to a small disc-shaped spacecraft that was put in orbit last month by an H-IIA rocket.… more »