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On its maiden flight, India's SSLV will carry two defence satellites
Feb 21, 2019 (IANS)
"We are planning to fly two defence satellites, each weighing about 120 kg in our new rocket SSLV this July or August. The rocket design recently underwent a de...
Trump signs 'Space Force' directive
Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)
Trump wants to create a space force to protect satellites, tackle vulnerabilities in space and assert US dominance in orbit. "We have to be prepared," Trump tol...
US Air Force reviews boosting military space capabilities at New Mexico Base
Feb 18, 2019 (Sputnik)
"[Today], US Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the US Air Force has submitted a three phase plan to construct secure workspace at Kirk that ...
Tecolote awarded $38.8M for Space and Missile Systems Center operations
Feb 15, 2019 (UPI)
This contract provides the remote sensing systems directorate to execute integrated program management for a broad range of acquisition, financial, and administ...
Russia Challenges US Defense in Space, Developing Capabilities
Feb 13, 2019 (Sputnik)
"Russia likely is pursuing laser weapons to disrupt, degrade, or damage satellites and their sensors", the report said Monday. Prior to July 2018, the report ad...
U.S. intel report: Russia, China pose challenge to U.S. space superiority
Feb 12, 2019 (UPI)
"Challenges to Security in Space," which was released Tuesday by the Defense Intelligence Agency, said the United States needs to stay ahead of Russia and China...
Why a Department of the Space Force?
Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)
However, the commissions also noted growing performance shortfalls, vulnerabilities and potential gaps in capabilities. Many of the capabilities are thin and fr...
Government of Canada Awards Microsatellite Contract to Space Flight Laboratory for Arctic Surveillance
Feb 05, 2019 (SPX)
On behalf of Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, Member of Parliament for York Centre Michael Levitt announced the contract on February 1, 2019, during a ceremon...
Missile Defense Chief: US Completes Hypersonic, Directed Energy Weapons Analysis
Feb 04, 2019 (Sputnik)
The United States has completed a study of new weapons needed to destroy hypersonic gliders and directed energy lasers, Greaves said at a think tank. "The [Miss...
Air Force taps Engility with $655M contract for satellite-tracking systems
Feb 01, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, which covers ground systems' engineering, development, integration and sustainment, involves the current Ground System Enterprise and the transiti...
US X-37B space plane flies past mission's 500-day mark
Jan 31, 2019 (Sputnik)
All previous OTV flights have established new records for the program, with OTV-4 staying in orbit for a whopping 718 days. The fourth installment of the progra...
Canadian space operators certified, awarded space wings in CSpOC
Jan 30, 2019 (SPX)
The newly certified space operators, along with one senior space operator, were recognized and formally presented basic and senior space badges by Col. Scott Br...
Space Operators provide TACPs tactical space training
Jan 30, 2019 (SPX)
Space operators from the 16th and 4th Space Control Squadrons at Peterson Air Force Base are working to change the TACP community's knowledge of space by develo...
What if they don't come in peace?
Jan 28, 2019 (Sputnik)
Is there life out there? Many wonder about this, but there are different opinions as to the likelihood of such a thing. But there's another important question b...
Russia registering massive movement of US' GSSAP military satellites
Jan 28, 2019 (Sputnik)
In 2014-2016, the United States launched four satellites under the GSSAP program aimed at controlling the space in the interests of the US Air Force. The Astro ...
Chinese, Russian Anti-Satellite Tech Puts US 'Space Assets at Risk'
Jan 25, 2019 (Sputnik)
The 25-page document, which includes graphics, assessments and projections, notes that Chinese military units have already begun training with anti-satellite mi...
Several EU Member States considering creation of EU Space Forces
Jan 24, 2019 (Sputnik)
"Several member states are considering just now ways to strengthen their defence doctrine to space dimension. They are talking about space forces", Bienkowska s...
China 'compressing' technology gains: US intel official
Jan 23, 2019 (AFP)
Reaping the benefits of sending tens of thousands of students and researchers to the United States, and a determined policy to buy and steal US technology, Beij...
China launches two satellites for multispectral imaging
Jan 23, 2019 (XNA)
The satellites have successfully entered their preset orbit, according to the center. The two satellites, part of the Jilin-1 satellite family, were independent...
Delta IV-Heavy with US spy satellite launched from California
Jan 21, 2019 (Sputnik)
The classified NROL-71 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was set for takeoff in early December 2018 but was pushed back several times over technica...
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