The Moon Will Soon Have its Own GPS
Chinese scientists at the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering are planning to develop a navigation system around the moon to support Beijing’s lunar...
China Accelerates AI Infrastructure Buildout—On Earth and in Orbit
As global competition intensifies over artificial intelligence, a new report highlights China's sweeping effort to dominate the full AI technology stack—extending far beyond algorithms...
Wireless ‘Energy Webs’ Will Charge Airborne Platforms
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) signed a contract with Raytheon to create an airborne "wireless internet for energy" called the Persistent Optical Wireless...
Focus Telecom Installs GPSdome system for GPS Cyber Protection of “Israel’s...
Focus Telecom announced on May 17 that under its support and maintenance contract of all of its "National Time" systems at INPL (Israel National...
Chinese Company Challenges Starlink’s Dominance
A new competitor is emerging in the satellite internet race, as Shanghai-based SpaceSail takes aim at disrupting Elon Musk’s Starlink in Latin America. SpaceSail...
Researchers Trace Years of GPS Disruptions to a Suspected Space-Based Source
GPS and other satellite navigation systems have become essential infrastructure for aviation, maritime transport, communications, and critical timing networks. When these signals are disrupted,...
First Academic Nanosatellite to be Launched into Space
A first of its kind nanosatellite, based on a new dedicated computer will be launched into space on February 15, 2017. It will be...
This Portable 5G Tower Brings High-Speed Networks to the Battlefield
Reliable communications remain a persistent challenge in remote and infrastructure-poor environments. Military units, border security teams, and operators working in isolated areas often depend...
Miniaturized SATCOM – Especially for Drones
Satellite communications, or SATCOM, is a broad category of critical technologies that helps connect aircraft to each other and to operators or air traffic...
Space Storms that Disrupt Earthen Technology Can Now Be More Accurately...
Storms that happen on the sun can have an effect on critical systems we rely on daily, such as satellites, power grids, and communication...
New Advanced Satellites for Next-Gen Earth Intelligence
BlackSky Technology is setting its sights on a major upgrade to space-based Earth observation with a new line of multispectral satellites named AROS. The...
New Satellite for Detecting Missiles in Real-Time
Nowadays, space is seeing an increase in investments by governments, corporations, and researchers to develop new space technologies as well as upgrade existing systems...
When AI Becomes Your Space Medic
As space missions push farther from Earth, keeping astronauts healthy becomes a complex challenge. The unique conditions of space—such as low gravity and increased...
This Fiber Trick Could Simplify Secure Laser Links in the Sky
Laser-based data links are increasingly attractive for aircraft and space systems that need to move large volumes of information quickly. Free-space optical communication (FSOC)...
Apparently, Even The Sky Isn’t The Limit
SpaceX took on a bold new challenge recently, launching a “classified spacecraft payload” for the United States’ National Reconnaissance Office for the first time. The...
Chinese Satellite Raises Surveillance Concerns
In August 2023, China unveiled its groundbreaking Ludi Tance 4-01 satellite, the first geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in the world. Positioned at...
Join the Innovation Competition at the Global Defense Tech Summit 2025...
Calling all defense-tech startups! Don’t miss out on the exciting opportunity to participate in the Defense-Tech Startup Competition at the Global Defense Tech Summit...
Researchers Simulate High-Power Anti-Satellite Microwave Weapon Based on Quantum Phenomenon
A new weapon design under development by researchers linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is drawing international attention for its potential capabilities in...
New Revolutionary Asteroid Detecting Algorithm
In a significant milestone, an asteroid discovery algorithm called HelioLinc3D has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid dubbed "2022 SF289" during a test run...
World’s Largest Plane to Launch Satellites Into Orbit
Last month, the largest plane in the world has completed its first flight. Stratolaunch Systems Corporation has successfully managed to complete the first flight...
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...
Satellite Assembling Robots Inspired by the Human Arm
A team of researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology developed a new method to control robots that can assemble satellites in space. Their...
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