 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
SKorea may buy satellites to spy on NKorea
Seoul (AFP) Oct 21, 2009 South Korea may buy four spy satellites over the next decade to monitor North Korea, the defence ministry said Wednesday. "Our ministry has been considering it but no decision has been made yet on who will be involved and details have yet to be fixed," a spokesman told AFP. He was commenting on a media report that said the ministry would forge technological cooperation with countries including Germany to secure the satellites. South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo, quoting what it said was an internal ministry document, reported that the military plans to spend 600-700 billion won (514-600 million dollars) by 2020 to buy four spy satellites. The ministry reportedly said Korea could acquire them relatively cheaply before 2020 if it joins forces with nations such as Germany, which have already developed spy satellites. The ministry said its own multipurpose satellites, either in space or ready for launch, are unsuitable for military activities since they were developed for the private sector. The United States, which bases 28,500 troops in South Korea, provides some satellite intelligence on the hardline communist North to its ally. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Military Space News at SpaceWar.com
ISRO Set For SpySat Launch MondayChennai, India (SPX) Apr 17, 2009 India's defence surveillance capabilities will get a quantum boost Monday with the launch of a sophisticated spy satellite that can see through fog and clouds, a facility that has been hitherto unavailable. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) workhorse polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) that will soar aloft from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, 80 km from here, w ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook