By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 16 September 2026 Days after orbital weapons were revealed, Gen. Dan Caine ups the scope of the military’s desired reach. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The U.S.military’s top uniformed leader says U.S. forces must be ready for war near or possibly even on the moon,
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Oliver Holmes, Published by The Guardian, 15 September 2026 Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts
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Image Source: exonews.org By Bernd Debusmann Jr and Chris Graham, Posted by the BBC, 15 September 2026 The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the "on orbit"
By Will Robinson-Smith, Published by Spaceflight Now, 14 September 2026 Update Sept. 16, 9:40 p.m. EDT (0140 UTC): SpaceX landed the booster on the droneship. Update Sept. 15, 9:05 p.m. EDT (0105 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt for the mission prior to fueling; targets backup opportunity on Wednesday, Sept.
By Joseph Trevithick and Howard Altman, Published by TWZ, 14 September 2026 Space Force has finally confirmed it has weapons in space and has also shared details about its "space control" mission set. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink made a bombshell admission this morning, disclosing that there are
Los Alamos National Laboratory's concept of a space nuclear reactor system. (Image credit: LANL) Published by Defense News, 12 September 2026 TORRANCE, Calif. — The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration has awarded California-based nuclear energy startup Antares $161 million under
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico From the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, Posted by US Space Force, 9 September, 2026 ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Space Force has approved project planning and selected Lake Kickapoo, Texas, as the preferred location for the third
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads By Cameron Angus-Mackay, Published by The BBC, 8 September 2026 The UK government has announced investment of £30m in SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland as part of a new national space strategy. A spaceport spokesperson said the funding was a "hugely
