The Starlink system plays a significant role in Ukraine's defense By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette, ReutersPublished by The Straits Times, 24 October 2026 WASHINGTON – Well before the throttling in October of Ukraine’s military access to Elon Musk’s satellite communications system, the Biden and Trump administrations had several times
The Starshield system plays a significant role in Ukraine's defense By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 22 October 2026 “Ukraine needs secure, sovereign and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls." Ukraine wants its own satellite-communication system, which shouldn't be surprising given the events of the past week or so.
Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just
ICEYE Satellite image. (ICEYE) By Todd Smith, Published by Air and Space Forces, 21 October 2026 Over a two-week period beginning in late September and culminating in mid-October, a Russian satellite maneuvered dangerously close to a commercial Finnish satellite currently providing intelligence to the Ukrainian military. The apparent provocation has
By Jasper Jolly, Published by The Guardian, 16 October 2026 Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet satellites The boss of Airbus has told Andy Burnham that choosing its US rival Lockheed Martin to manufacture military satellites could cost the
An artist's impression of ClearSpace-1 capturing a rocket piece in space. (Image credit: ClearSpace SA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 15 October 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — The UK Space Agency has picked Luxembourg-headquartered ClearSpace’s British unit as prime contractor for a 2029 mission aiming to de-orbit two defunct
A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to the antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system in Bakhmut on February 9, 2023. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images By Lisi Niesner, Published by MSN, 15 October 2026 WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade"
Telescopes operated by the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex are shown at Haleakalā on Sept. 16, 2025. PC: US Air Force 1st Lt. Laura Anderson By Brian Perry, Published by Maui Now, 11 October 2026 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s confirmation that the United States
