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New program to acquire geospatial applications
May 11, 2015 (UPI)
A government program to solicit and acquire geospatial applications from commercial developers has been launched by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency....
Air Force focuses on assured access to space
May 05, 2015 (AFNS)
Ending America's reliance on the Russian-built RD-180 rocket engine was the primary topic of conversation during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Commit...
Say Cheese! Russia Snaps Photos of Top Secret US Spysats
May 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
Washington has become extremely paranoid about a series of rare images of its Lacrosse spy satellites (# 2,3,4 and 5), which were recently released by Russia. T...
Aerospace Defense Force detects recon sats spying on Russia
Apr 30, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia's Aerospace Defense Force (VKO) has recently detected on the orbit a group of reconnaissance satellites spying on Russia, commander of the Space Command ...
Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation System for SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite
Apr 30, 2015 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been selected by prime contractor Lockheed Martin to provide the space inertial reference system for the U.S. Air Force's sixth Space Based...
Rapid Innovation Fund Award to the Remote Sensing Systems Directorate
Apr 30, 2015 (SPX)
The Space and Missile Systems Center Remote Sensing Systems Directorate was recently selected for a Rapid Innovation Fund award of $3 million to support Space B...
Orbit Logic Awarded Air Force Space Superiority Contract Extension
Apr 29, 2015 (SPX)
Orbit Logic has signed a contract for a Phase II SBIR extension sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for continued development of a flexible an...
General outlines threats to critical satellites
Apr 27, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. government has several dozen satellites circling the globe. While many bolster scientific research, several are the domain of the U.S. military -- powe...
Space Domination: Pentagon to Beef up Defense of Satellites
Apr 17, 2015 (Sputnik)
United States satellites could be vulnerable to attacks, according to the deputy secretary of the Defense Department, who urged the government and private secto...
Canada Grants Kiev Access to Sophisticated Satellite Imagery
Apr 12, 2015 (Sputnik)
Ukraine has gained access to Canadian satellite images that Ottawa's own military forces could hardly afford; it still remains unclear how much the agreement wi...
Guardians of the Galaxy: Russia Creates International Space Patrol
Apr 12, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia's Ministry of Defense on April 1 established the Aerospace Monitoring Forces (AMF) tasked with providing security to spacecraft and the International Spa...
US aerospace command moving comms gear back to bunker
Apr 08, 2015 (AFP)
The US military command that scans North America's skies for enemy missiles and aircraft plans to move its communications gear to a Cold War-era mountain bunker...
Aliens have never invaded Japan: defence minister
Apr 02, 2015 (AFP)
Alien spaceships have never entered Japanese airspace, the country's defence minister has told parliamentarians, after being questioned about a possible aerial ...
Japan Launches Spy Satellite Into Orbit
Mar 27, 2015 (Sputnik)
Japan successfully launched a rocket carrying a backup optical satellite for the government's intelligence gathering program. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Ag...
US Developing Space Radar in Marshall Islands
Mar 26, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US Air Force is establishing an advanced radar system in the Marshall Islands to detect thousands of satellites and space debris, the builder of the Space F...
Japan launches replacement spy satellite
Mar 26, 2015 (AFP)
Japan on Thursday successfully launched a replacement spy satellite, its aerospace agency said, as an existing device comes to the end of its working life. Toky...
US Prepares for Space Warfare, Citing Chinese Success
Mar 26, 2015 (Sputnik)
Anti-missile technologies tested by China over the last decade have caused alarm for US officials. In terms of space defense, the United States may be losing ou...
US-India Space Security Cooperation: A Partnership for the 21st Century
Mar 13, 2015 (SPX)
At the State Department, my colleagues and I are focused on the tools needed to promote global security as well as stable, strategic relationships with friends ...
Leaks Show S Africa Spied on Itself for Details of Joint Satellite Project
Mar 02, 2015 (Sputnik)
South Africa's intelligence agency relied on a spy who had access to Russian military intelligence to uncover details of its own government's involvement in a $...
See Me: DARPA Seeks Tiny Satellites to Map Terrain for US Troops
Mar 02, 2015 (Sputnik)
An American defense contractor is developing small satellites capable of quickly providing US ground troops with images of their surroundings. In December, the ...
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