World’s First Successful Test of Flying Cell Tower
Airborne cell towers can cover a greater geographic area than terrestrial ones and be moved to areas that need a signal. A huge fixed-winged...
Outer Space Machine Learning Models Happening on Satellites
This is the first time that researchers have managed to train a machine learning model onboard a satellite in outer space, an achievement that...
Decisive Measure to Meet GPS-Dependency Challenge
There are currently over two billion GPS users in the US. Yet the reliance on GPS services is threatened more and more by the...
Situational Awareness System in GPS-Denied Environments
Many capabilities of the dismounted forces depend on GPS navigation. But what happens in GPS-denied environments? Forces operating in urban, indoor or underground operations...
Russia Eyes Space Superiority Through Satellite Grouping
Recently, US Air Force top official stated that America must prepare to fight and win wars in outer space. Now, Russia makes sure it...
Cloud Computing – Now in Low Earth Orbit
New technology is expected to advance cloud computing capabilities in the low earth orbit (LEO). Objects in low-earth orbit are at an altitude of...
Satellite Communications Tested on Advanced UAV
The P.1HH HammerHead UAV has successfully accomplished its first flight test program, aimed at experimenting the satellite control of a MALE (Medium Altitude Long...
Robotic Wingmen From Space
The United States Air Force may one day utilize the secretive X-37 Space Plane to connect and share information with the force’s fighter jets....
Satellite Supplies New GPS Capabilities
The U.S. Air Force declared the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite "Available for Launch." GPS III SV01 will bring new capabilities to U.S....
New Solar UAV to Maintain Flight for One Year
A new solar electric unmanned aerial vehicle, which has the potential to fly for up to a year before needing maintenance, has become a...
Ukrainian Drone Tank Get Starlink Satcom Connections for Remote Operation
Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline managed to integrate Starlink satellite communications with the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), allowing it to be controlled over...
Space-Based ISR for Troops at Battlefield
Access to information will be critical in the future operating environment. A new line of military tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites will...
Quantum Tech Advances Military Space Sensors
The US Air Force has been running a program named FORTRESS, Focused Opportunity Reaching Toward Reliable Electro-Optic Strategic Sensors, designed for developing, growing and...
First Hypersonic Missile Tracking Using Space Sensors
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) revealed it is going to test its space-based Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS), which was deployed...
China Launches Revolutionary Solar-Paneled Communications Satellite
China recently successfully launched its first communications satellite with flexible solar panels. There were also three remote sensing satellites onboard the Long March-2D rocket...
Optical Amplifier Delivers 10x Data Transmission with Ultra-Wide Bandwidth
A new optical amplifier developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden might significantly boost the capabilities of fiber-optic communication and laser...
A New RF System Could Help Drones Stay Connected in Jammed...
Maintaining reliable communications in congested or contested environments remains a growing challenge for military and unmanned systems. Most fielded radios still rely on omnidirectional...
Space Cyberthreats – Biggest Risk to Space Operations
Researchers from California Polytechnic State University published a report stating that with governments and other space organizations focusing on the dangers of space debris...
Reverse Engineering UFOs
Most unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are likely the result of optical illusions or hardware glitches. It’s also likely that at least some of...
Extraterrestrial Caves: The Future of Space Exploration
The SETI Institute and Astrobotic Technology have managed to successfully 3D-map the interior of a lava tube in Iceland using a drone with LiDAR...
The ESA’s Zero Debris Approach Addressing the Dangers of Space Debris...
Today’s increasing activity in space brings a new and unexpected hazard in the form of space debris.
There are currently about 28,160 tracked objects in...
Moon To Earth Satellites in Development
Lockheed Martin has begun its development of a Moon-to-Earth satellite network. Parsec, as it's called, uses a constellation of small lunar satellites to provide...
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