Australia’s defence ministry announced Monday that it had selected Lockheed Martin Australia as its preferred tenderer for Australia’s first sovereign-controlled satellite communication system. According to the Defence press release announcing… Continue reading "Australia Selects Lockheed Martin For Satellite Communications Network"
The ongoing war in Ukraine has demonstrated to American officials that the ability to provide internet infrastructure anywhere in the world at any time has immense value. Elon Musk’s Starlink… Continue reading "US Looking Into Government-Operated Starlink Alternative"
Recent large-scale Chinese exercises rehearsing a possible invasion of Taiwan included a notable element – civilian ferries. These were placed offshore and used to launch and retrieve amphibious assault vehicles.… Continue reading "Satellite Imagery Shows China Utilizing Civilian Ferries in Seaborne Assault Drills"
On 15 August, the US Army transferred 500 personnel and communications satellite control from the Alabama-based US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to the Space Force. With this latest… Continue reading "DoD Consolidates All Military Communication Satellites Under Space Force"
Last week, the US Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) announced it had selected 11 teams for its Space-BACN program. Space-BACN aims to develop a new network of communications satellites… Continue reading "DARPA Selects Teams for Low-Earth Orbit Communication Satellite Program"
Time synchronization has become critical to just about every aspect of modern military operations. Everything from high-tech missiles and sensors to artillery depends on accurate calculations down to the nearest… Continue reading "DARPA Program Seeks to Enable Precise Time Synchronization Without GPS"
On 1 February, the UK released its first ever “Defence Space Strategy”. The release came alongside an announcement that over the next decade, the UK will invest £1.4 billion ($1.9… Continue reading "UK Publishes Defence Space Strategy; Pledges £1.4 Billion to Space Defense"
A virtual exercise at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado saw the Space Force test the resilience of America’s satellite network against the growing threat of Russian and Chinese anti-satellite… Continue reading "Space Force Exercise Tests Ability of Satellite Network to Resist Attack"
Admiral Charles Richard, in charge of US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), spoke at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium last Thursday, where he highlighted the increasing danger China’s and Russia’s strategic… Continue reading "Strategic Command Chief Warns of Nuclear Threat Posed by China and Russia"
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 9 August, that British company In-Space Missions has secured a £9.5 Million (USD $13.1 Million) contract from the British Defense Science and… Continue reading "UK Invests £9.5 Million Into Military Satellite"