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Australia approved to acquire anti-radiation missiles by US

The DSCA said this will “improve Australia’s capability to meet current and future threats by suppressing and destroying land- or sea-based radar emitters associated with enemy air defences”. Source: Ryan Fletcher, Shutterstock. The US State Department has approved Australia’s request to acquire Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile systems for an estimated cost of US$94 million (AU$134.8…

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Liquid Mirror Telescope set for observations high in the Himalayas

Scientists from over six countries collaborated to make the world’s biggest ILMT. Source: UBC. Perched on top the Devashthal Peak some 2,450m above sea level sits the International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT), the largest of its kind, which is ready to start making important astronomical observations. Helmed by researchers from The University of British Columbia…