China is on track to debut the Long March 12, its most powerful space rocket, later this year. Structural designer Zeng Wenhua from the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology confirmed the completion of the research and development stage for this latest addition to the Long March family
Lockheed Martin's 'Pony Express 2' mission, designed to showcase the role of space in enhancing Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), is prepared for launch. Self-funded as a technology demonstration, Pony Express 2 employs two 12U Terran Orbital Renegade-class space vehicles, integrating four Lockheed Martin payloads
The European Defence Agency (EDA) hosted a two-day Space Strategy Meeting from February 14, bringing together representatives from 19 European Union Member States, NATO, the European Commission, and the EU Satellite Centre. The meeting aimed to coordinate and streamline efforts as the European Union develops its space strategy for security and
L3Harris Technologies has lauched five missile tracking satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida that can track maneuvering hypersonic missiles such as the Russian Kinzhal and Zirkon. This launch is part of the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program and the Space...
Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), a subsidiary of RTX, has delivered four satellites for the DARPA's Blackjack program and advancing low-Earth orbit (LEO) technology for national security. The
Iran's Defense Ministry declared its long-term plans to develop satellite launch vehicles capable of carrying cargoes weighing up to 15 tons into orbit. The announcement was made by Ahmad Hosseini Mounes, the spokesman for the ministry's space division, following the recent successful launch of three domestically-produced satellites using the Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier
Rostec's Ruselectronics Holding has completed testing of the Syuzhet-MF complex, a system set to revolutionize military meteorological data gathering from hydrometeorological satellites. The system, designed to receive data from hydrometeorological satellites, promises to transform the way meteorological information is collected and utilized by the military
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The space commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, Sardar Jafar Abadi, has announced Iran's readiness to launch satellites for other countries. This declaration came during a recent interview on a special news program, where Abadi also shared details about the successful launch of the Soraya satellite and outlined the IRGC's future plans in satellite launches
Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies have collectively secured contracts totaling nearly $1.8 billion from the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer constellation, which aims to bolster global missile threat detection, warning, tracking, and identification, including addressing the challenges posed by hypersonic systems
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), under the leadership of Director Eom Dong-hwan, has unveiled plans for the launch of the 2nd and 3rd military satellites of Project 425. These Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites are scheduled to be deployed utilizing SpaceX's Falcon-9 launch vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida later this year
Indian Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced in the Lok Sabha on December 20, 2023, that India significantly increased its satellite launches, launching 396 foreign satellites and 70 domestic satellites between 2014 and 2023