Russian Military Launches Kosmos-2560 'Spy' Satellite
An Angara-1.2 rocket operated by the Russian Space Force launched the Kosmos-2560 'spy' satellite for the Russian Defense Ministry from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome late Saturday
Russia’s Proton-M Rocket Launches Telecoms Satellite for Angola
Russias Proton-M carrier rocket carrying Angolas AngoSat-2 telecommunications satellite blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan on October 12. Angosat-2 is a replacement for Angosat-1, which was the African countrys first satellite
Ukrainians Crowdfund High-Res Satellite Imageries from Finland's ICEYE
The money collected from Ukrainians to buy Bayraktar TB2 drones has been utilized to acquire high-technology satellite from Finnish company ICEYE. Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation on June 22 announced a fundraiser among Ukrainian citizens to purchase Bayraktar drones
DARPA Begins Work on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite ‘Translator’
DARPA has chosen 11 teams for Phase 1 of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program (Space-BACN) project that aims to create optical intersatellite communications terminal to connect satellite networks. Space-BACN aims to create a low-cost, reconfigurable optical communications terminal that adapts to most optical intersatellite link standards, translating between diverse satellite
Northrop’s New Utah Facility to Triple GEM Solid Rocket Booster Production
Northrop Grumman is expanding its solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities with the groundbreaking of new facilities to support nearly every phase of solid rocket motor manufacturing, including case manufacturing, propellant mixing and casting, and final assembly. The infrastructure investment and expansion of solid rocket motor manufacturing will more than triple the...
Russia Launches Iran's highest-resolution Remote Sensing Satellite into Orbit
An Iranian high resolution remote sensing satellite,' Khayyam' was launched into orbit by a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning.Irans Minister of Communication and Information Technology Eesa Zarepoor, who is in Kazakhstan, described the launch of the satellite as the “beginning of strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia in the space industry
Northrop Taps Firefly Aerospace to Replace Antares Rocket’s Russian Engines
Northrop Grumman has asked rocket startup Firefly Aerospace to build a new version of its Antares rocket without Russian-made engines. “Through our collaboration, we will first develop a fully domestic version of our Antares rocket, the Antares 330, for Cygnus space station commercial resupply services, followed by an entirely new medium class launch vehicle,” said Scott Lehr, vice president and general manager, launch and missile defense systems, Northrop Grumman
Russia Puts New Defense Satellite into Orbit
Russias Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket carrying a spacecraft for the defense ministry blasted off from Plesetsk launch facility on Monday
Satellites of the Future to be Powered by Water?
Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with Italian startup MIPRONS to develop a propulsion system for satellites, using water as a fuel. Based on MIPRONS technology, with the Italian patent being extended to 49 other countries, this miniaturized, high-thrust thruster will use a very green, cost-effective propellant – water! An electrolysis process breaks down the water into hydrogen and oxygen, which are fed into the combustion chamber
Iran to Launch 3rd Military Satellite into Orbit in 2022
A new military satellite will be put into orbit by Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) this year. Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGCs aerospace division, made the announcement on the sidelines of the 12th Malek Ashtar Festival in Tehran on Sunday
Leonardo to Create Robotic Arm to Help NASA, ESA to Retrieve Mars...
Leonardo will develop a Sample Transfer Arm for NASA and European Space Agencys (ESA) Mars Sample Return mission under an agreement signed at the Farnborough International Airshow. The mission to return samples of the Martian surface back to Earth for the first time will see a 2
U.S. Space Development Agency Awards $1.3 Billion for 28 Missile-Tracking Satellites
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of two prototype agreements worth over $1.3 billion to set up 28 satellites providing the initial missile warning/missile tracking capability of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA)
U.S. Deploys A-10 Attack Aircraft Supporting Anti-Assad Syrian Democratic Forces
South Korean President Lifts Martial Law Hours after Declaration
U.S. Navy to Equip USS Zumwalt with First-Ever Shipborne Hypersonic Missile System...
Germany, Norway Lay Foundation for 212CD Submarine Maintenance Yard
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
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...