Ground Troops to Receive Imagery Directly from Satellite
Satellite technology will offer increased situational awareness to US ground troops within the framework of a program that seeks the manufacture of small satellites...
Satellite-Based Solution for Emergency Communications Gains Momentum
When disaster strikes, cell phone networks often go down – whether because of the event or because of the sheer volume of traffic, new...
AI to Help Analyze Military Satellite Photographs
With the phasing out of the MiG-25 high altitude tri-sonic reconnaissance aircraft that could overfly enemy territory, India now relies heavily on its own...
New Approach on Military Satellites
U.S. military researchers are looking to develop a constellation of small, secure, and affordable military satellites that not only are able to operate in...
Preparing to Space Battle Management Challenge
Today, space is more congested and contested than ever before, and threats against U.S. capabilities grow every day. Space Situational Awareness (SSA) has long...
Unknown Threat Posed by Satellite Systems
The satellite communications that ships, planes and the military use to connect to the internet are vulnerable to hackers that, in the worst-case scenario,...
Indian Army Invests in Robotics and AI
The Indian Army plans to invest in its warfare fleet by introducing integrated battle groups (IBGs), energy weapons, artificial intelligence, robotics and micro-satellite technologies...
China Advances its Own GPS Technology
GPS, run by the U.S. government, had a nearly $56 billion economy in 2015. The GPS is currently used in nearly every major positioning...
New Anti Satellites Weapons Operational In 2020
The Pentagon has fretted that China and Russia are developing anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles that could shoot US low Earth orbit (LEO) objects out within...
SATCOM Services Are Unsecured
US adversaries are more and more capable of penetrating US unclassified or barely protected systems. The bulk of military satellite communication services are provided...
Extraordinary Growth in Israel’s Defense Export
Israel's defense export in 2017 reached $9.2 billion, according to figures published by SIBAT, the International Defense Cooperation Directorate of the Israel Ministry of...
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...
Russia Developing New Multi-Use VTOL Rocket
Russia is now designing a new multi-use VTOL rocket that will also be environmentally friendly.
According to designers, unlike Elon Musk’s Space X Falcon 9,...
Calling 911 from Middle of Desert May be Possible
Mobile phones often have no service because they are outside the range of a cell tower. People in remote areas without cellular networks don’t...
Observations from Space – Solution to Water Shortage?
NASA is using the next generation of satellites to monitor changes in the world’s water supplies. Scientists say the mission will provide critical data...
World’s Biggest Airplane Achieves Major Milestone
A new milestone was recently achieved in the field of air launching rockets, on the way to the key test in 2019. Stratolaunch, the...
Russia Could Soon Shoot Down Satellites
Russia’s Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor was recently spotted with a new, large missile suspended underneath, which could be a Russian anti-satellite weapon.
The missile was...
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...
Next Big Thing in Rocket Propulsion
This is the next big thing in rocket propulsion. An Israeli company is developing a gel-based propellant that will change the way rockets and...
Data Fusion from Various Sources – Now Also in Space
The international space industry has been expanding fast. Almost 2,000 active satellites are currently circulating the Earth and this number is expected to increase...
Unmanned Visitor to be Sent to Mars
A small unmanned helicopter drone will join NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission. “Our next rover to Mars will carry the first helicopter ever to...
Meet Next Generation GPS
There are growing concerns in the US that GPS satellites might become enemy targets in a future war. The Pentagon and intelligence agencies have...
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