Space News

June 17, 2024

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

Satnews The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according

June 13, 2024

AFWERX taps LeoLabs to demo radar for monitoring sats in very low orbits

Breaking Defense he Department of the Air Force’s innovation hub, AFWERX, has awarded LeoLabs a contract to demonstrate a new

June 13, 2024

Space Force turning to commercial sats to enhance in-space monitoring

Breaking Defense Following its success at tapping hundreds of ground-based commercial sensors to keep eyes on the heavens, the Space Force now

June 12, 2024

Pentagon embracing SpaceX’s Starshield for future military satcom

Space News In a stark illustration of how rapidly the satellite communications landscape is shifting toward large constellations of smaller

June 10, 2024

Report: Space Force transitioning to new model for the defense of space

Space News An analysis of the U.S. Space Force’s budget proposed for fiscal year 2025 indicates the service is embracing

June 10, 2024

DARPA project uses AI to flag space weapons, spy satellites

C4ISRNET As more governments and commercial companies look to proliferated satellite constellations for increased capacity, some defense experts are concerned

June 5, 2024

US Air Force and Space Force conduct successful Minuteman III missile test

Aerotime Hub An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on June

May 30, 2024

European Defense Fund invests in ‘Bodyguard’ satellite development to ‘counteract’ orbital threats

Breaking Defense WASHINGTON — While Western military leaders for the past decade have been ringing alarm bells at efforts by

May 29, 2024

Space Development Agency to procure dedicated ground systems for missile defense experiments

Space News WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced plans to procure two separate ground systems in support of its experimental missile

May 20, 2024

U.S. Ramps Up to Defend Against Satellite Threats from China, Russia

MSN The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 17th (local time) that “the U.S. Department of Defense is seeking to