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Australia Trials Viper Telescope for Sovereign Space Surveillance
The ADF is trialling UNSW Canberra Space’s Viper optical telescope to test direct tasking, automation and future sovereign space-surveillance operations.
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White House Targets 1,000+ US Launches and Reentries by 2030
The White House has ordered launch-range expansion, new-site planning and scheduling reform to build U.S. capacity for more than 1,000 launches and reentries a…
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Space Force Adds Five Vendors to Space Data Network
The U.S. Space Force has selected five companies for Space Data Network connectivity demonstrations, advancing a multi-vendor architecture designed to move sens…
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US Space Command Calls for Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Weapons
U.S. Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting says the Joint Force needs both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities for future space conflict, reinforcing a wide…
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ITAR-Free Defence Products Gain European Momentum
Honeywell Aerospace is expanding ITAR-free defence product development for Europe, assigning 1,000 engineers in Poland and the Czech Republic to non-ITAR techno…
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SATCOMBw4 Satellite Project Faces Delay Warning in Germany
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned against delays to the €10 billion SATCOMBw4 satellite project, as Berlin moves toward a sovereign military commun…
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DARPA Oversight programme: BAE FAST Labs wins $16m Phase 2 contract
DARPA Oversight programme development is moving toward the tactical edge in space. Under a new Phase 2 award, BAE Systems’ FAST Labs will mature autonomous algo…
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Quantum-Secure Communications and Mega-Constellations in Space
Quantum-secure communications and mega-constellations in space are quietly reshaping the foundations of military command, control and communications (C3). As qu…
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Dual-Use Defence Technologies in Space
Dual-use defence technologies are reshaping how militaries fight and plan. The most visible changes are in commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks a…
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Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger
Airbus Thales Leonardo space merger aims to build a single European satellite powerhouse with roughly €6.5 billion in annual revenue, a backlog exceeding three…
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ESA’s Pulse Framework to Revolutionize Mission Operations
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled Pulse, a new framework set to transform how Europe manages its space missions. Developed under ESA’s Operations Dir…
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ESA launches SAGA mission for quantum-secure communications
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to start work on the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. The p…