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Russia Says US wants real space war with real weapons
May 17, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Boeing X-37 spacecraft is designed to practice destroying space satellites, US experts suggests. Russian political analyst Vladimir Kozin said that the US p...
SpyMeSatGov: satellite imagery mobile app for government
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
Orbit Logic has announced that their SpyMeSatGov iPhone app is now available on the Geoint App Store for any U.S. government or authorized user. SpyMeSatGov pro...
Hypersonic gliders could breach THAAD defenses
May 02, 2016 (Sputnik)
Both Russia and China have recently successfully tested their offset hypersonic gliders, capable of breaching the American THAAD system (Terminal High Altitude ...
US spies teach computers to hunt for enemy missile launchers
Apr 29, 2016 (Sputnik)
A new $10 million US intelligence project seeks to use image-search applications to single out mobile missile launchers revealed by satellite data, and alert hu...
US military to conduct large-scale drills to counter 'strategic threats'
Apr 25, 2016 (SPX)
A massive exercise involving many, if not all, of nine US combatant commands will target an array of strategic threats facing the United States and its allies, ...
AFSPC Commander announces Space Enterprise Vision
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
General John Hyten, commander of Air Force Space Command, announced the command's Space Enterprise Vision last week. The SEV is the result of an AFSPC-commissio...
US experimenting with new military space systems
Apr 18, 2016 (Sputnik)
The US Missile Defense Agency will obtain 22 sensor systems in orbit to monitor whether incoming missiles have been destroyed by interceptors. By the end of 201...
US needs 18 more Russian rocket engines for its military satellites
Apr 18, 2016 (Sputnik)
The US isn't going to have the rocket engines it needs for its military satellites for another six years, and Russia remains a reliable partner in providing an ...
STRATCOM, UAE sign space cooperation agreement
Apr 14, 2016 (Sputnik)
The United States and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) have signed a deal to share information about their orbiting space satellites, the US Strate...
Boeing wins $275M Air Force contract for space superiority capabilities
Apr 06, 2016 (UPI)
Boeing's Directed Energy and Strategic Systems business has won a $275 million U.S. Air Force award to advance ground-based space superiority capabilities. The ...
Laser cloaking device could help us hide from aliens
Apr 04, 2016 (SPX)
Two astronomers at Columbia University in New York suggest humanity could use lasers to conceal the Earth from searches by advanced extraterrestrial civilisatio...
CACI International wins $180 million geospatial intel contract
Mar 29, 2016 (UPI)
Geospatial analytic support services are to be provided to the U.S. Special Operations Command by CACI International. The contract issued to the company has a o...
Russia Soyuz Rocket Successfully Launches Military Satellite Into Orbit
Mar 25, 2016 (Sputnik)
A military satellite atop the Souyuz-2.1a carrier rocket has been successfully launched into orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry's press service told RIA Novost...
AF space leader attends AFA breakfast
Mar 23, 2016 (AFNS)
The Air Force deputy undersecretary for space spoke on the importance of safeguarding the space enterprise during an Air Force Association breakfast on March 17...
Russia's next gen robots to work in space and on battlefield
Mar 23, 2016 (Sputnik)
More than 20 new types of robots are being developed in Russia that will someday be put to use in life-threatening situations, including in space and on the bat...
Panic Reaches New Heights:'Russia, China Planning Space Attacks on US'
Mar 18, 2016 (Sputnik)
In a new campaign of budget-bolstering and fear-mongering, the Pentagon has warned of impending attacks on US satellites by Russia and China. "Adversaries are d...
US-Japan Meet to Discuss Space Defense Collaboration
Mar 10, 2016 (Sputnik)
US and Japanese defense leaders recently met to discuss new bilateral initiative to defend against threats in the space domain, US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) ...
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
Mar 08, 2016 (SPX)
Artificial satellites that monitor the Earth's weather and climate are usually referred to as "weather" or "meteorological" satellites. These space systems may ...
Intelsat General to provide connectivity in support of MidEast operations
Mar 08, 2016 (SPX)
Intelsat General Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat S.A. operator of the world's first Globalized Network powered by its leading satellite backb...
US Military Space Budget 2017
Mar 01, 2016 (SPX)
Twenty days ago, President Obama sent his proposed FY 2017 budget to Congress. It included a request for $582.7 billion in discretionary budget authority to fun...
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