On Monday, it was announced by the Space Development Agency (SDA) that L3Harris and SpaceX had been awarded contracts to develop satellites for the SDA's Space Sensor Layer. The companies will each build four wide field of view satellites and launch them in 2022 as part of the Tracking Layer Tranche 0.
Also on Monday, it was announced that Azerbaijan fired an Israel Aerospace Industries built LORA missile in Armenia. Two days later, Armenia fired a Tochka-U tactical missile against Azerbaijani troops. That same day, Azerbaijani defense forces intercepted a long-range missile attack from Armenia.
On Tuesday, Russia performed a successful test launch of its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and hit a target 450 km away in the Barents Sea. The Tsirkon missile was launched from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and Russia claimed it flew at speeds over Mach 8. Shortly after, Russia announced that it planned to carry out three additional test launches of the Tsirkon this year.
Also on Tuesday, it was announced that Palestinian militants had launched a rocket from Gaza into southern Israel the previous day. The firing broke a week-long lull in attacks but did not cause any damage or injuries.
On Friday, the U.S. Navy took the delivery of its AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar Systems at the CSEDS in Moorestown. The radar is set to be fitted on new Construction Flight III Destroyers, beginning with USS Jack H Lewis in 2024.
On Saturday, North Korea held its 75th-anniversary military parade, displaying known and new missile capabilities. During the parade, North Korea displayed several of its newest missile capabilities like the KN-25, KN-23, and KN-24. North Korea also showed a new SLBM and ICBM capabilities. The SLBM was labeled the Pukguksong-4A and the new ICBM is believed to be based on the Hwasong-15 ICBM and is the largest missile to be displayed by North Korea.
