China’s CAS Space Carries out Successful Rocket Vertical Landing at Sea
CAS Space, a Chinese commercial spaceflight firm, recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea. The firm, partly owned by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), revealed that it successfully carried out the launching-from-land and landing-at-sea flight trial in Haiyang, East China's Shandong Province, which verified the rocket stage...
Lockheed Martin to Deliver New Australian Defence Satellite Communication System
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver Australia's new Defence satellite communication system, through Phase 1 of the Joint Project 9102. “Once delivered, the new system will increase the resilience, agility and flexibility of Defences military satellite capability
U.S. Space Development Agency Launches Tranche 0 Missile Tracking Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) today has conducted initial launch of Tranche 0 (T0) of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), the Transport and Tracking Layer satellites that will demonstrate the low-latency communication links to support the warfighter with a resilient network of integrated capabilities, including tracking of advanced missile...
Northrop to Develop Small Satellites IHI Corporation for Japan
IHI Corporation and Northrop Grumman agreed at DSEI Japan to work toward developing small, highly maneuverable satellites and other solutions for missions such as Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for Japan. Japans National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy of December 2022 called for strengthened SDA to ensure sustainable economic activity and...
Kazakhstan Seizes Roscosmos Property, Demands 2 Billion Rubles Debt Repayment
Kazakhstan has taken control of the property of the Center for the Operation of Terrestrial Space Infrastructure operating in Baikonur spaceport, as per local media reports. The report cited the countrys court bailiff service
Boeing Demos Anti-Jam Capability for U.S. Defense Satellites
Boeing demonstrated Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) over an on-orbit operational satellite, validating the design for the U.S
External Influence, not Manufacturing Defect Damaged Russian 'Progress MS-21' Spacecraft -...
Damage to the Russian 'Progress MS-21' spacecraft that led to a coolant leak when docked with the International Space Station (ISS) was caused by "external influences," according to Roscosmos space agency. The analysis of emergency situations with the Soyuz MS-22 and Progress MS-21 spacecraft on the ISS continues
Japan's Long-Delayed H3 Rocket Fails to Lift-off
Japan's new flagship H3 rocket aborted its first-ever launch attempt on Friday from Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, on what would have been its maiden flight. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said two LE-9 engines that power the vehicle's core stage ignited, but one of its two solid rocket boosters did not
SpaceX Prevents Ukraine from Using Starlink Terminals to Control Drones
Elon Musks SpaceX confirmed it has taken measures to prevent Ukraines military from using Starlink satellite internet service to control drones in the battlefield. After invading its neighbor on February 24 last year, Russia quickly looked to close down local internet services and to block social media
Roscosmos Announces 100 Consecutive “Successful” Space Launches Since 2018
Russias state space agency Roscosmos said it carried out 100 consecutive successful launches of space launch vehicles since October 2018. In an official press release Thursday, Roscosmos said 46 launches were made from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, 36 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, nine each from the Vostochny Cosmodrome and from the Guiana Space Center
Lockheed Martin Builds its First Military-Civilian, Multi-Orbit Satellite
Lockheed Martin said it completed building a single satellite that can perform both military and civilian missions and operate in low, medium and geosynchronous orbits. The first Lockheed Martin LM 400, a flexible, mid-sized satellite customizable for military, civil or commercial users, rolled off the companys digital factory production line and is advancing toward its planned 2023 launch
DARPA, NASA Collaborate on Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
DARPA, via its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, is collaborating with NASA to build a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine that could expand possibilities for the space agencys future long-duration spaceflight missions. The goal is to test an NTR-enabled spacecraft in Earth orbit during the 2027 fiscal year
80-Year-Old Soviet Era Machine Gun Finds New Use in Ukraine
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Hanwha Introduces New KF-21 Engine Prototype at FIA-24
Russia's UEC Opens Plant to Speed up Engine Production for MC-21, SSJ...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...