Northrop Grumman expects U.S. contract activity under the Golden Dome homeland missile defense initiative to accelerate through the end of 2026 and into early 2027. Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said federal funding had started moving onto contracts after a slower beginning to the year. Image: Northrop Grumman. By Lukas
(Image credit: 1.ru) By Efosa Udinmwen, Published by Techradar, 2 August 2026 Russia’s Volna Kupol Garant takes down Starlink satellites Russia unveils an electronic warfare system designed to interfere with Starlink satellite communications Volna Kupol Garant focuses on satellites instead of disrupting ground communication terminals The new Russian system reportedly
The SpaceX rocket expected to smash into the moon is seen lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 15 January 2025. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA By Associated Press, Published by The Guardian, 31 July 2026 Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on
If the rocket, called RFA One, is launched successfully it would be the first time satellites have been carried into space from UK soil. By PA Media, Published by STV News, 28 July 2026 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has chosen to “de-stack” its 30m-tall rocket, currently on a launchpad at
A National Reconnaissance Office satellite sits on a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle before its Aug. 4, 2022, launch. Credit: Rocket Lab By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 27 July 2026 New Kodiak facility will support up to 18 suborbital missions for military testing WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab will establish
How the Lockheed Martin rocket was envisioned taking off from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands By Jon Yeomans, Published y The Times, 25 July 2026 Lockheed Martin has abandoned plans for a first space rocket launch from British soil after failing to find a partner for the project. The
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico By Martin Shipton, Published by Nation Cymru, 21 July 2026 Campaigners against a controversial plan by the US military to build a radar system in west Wales are celebrating a decision by the Welsh Government to “call in” the planning application. PARC
By Linsay Clark, Published by the Register, 21 July 2026 Supplier stumbles and MoD staffing shortages earn the program a red delivery rating The UK government's projects authority has sounded the alarm over progress on Skynet 6, the estimated £8.35 billion program to upgrade the military's satellite communications. The National
