New models of the Long March 9 (center) and Long March 5G crew launcher (left) at the Zhuhai Airshow 2022. Credit: OurSpace By Andrew Jones, Published by SpaceNews, 9 November 2022 HELSINKI — Rocket designers with China’s main launch vehicle institute have scrapped plans for an expendable super heavy-lift launcher
Japan’s Type 03 surface-to-air missile. Photo: Military Wiki By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 9 November 2022 Surface-to-air missile upgrade aims to expand Japan’s deterrent options against China, North Korea and Russia’s hypersonic threats Japan aims to develop a hypersonic missile interceptor by remodeling its surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to
By Vitaly Orlov, Published by The Intel Drop, 8 November 2022 The Russian army uses the most effective electronic warfare equipment in a single complex The modern battlefield, which is increasingly referred to as network-centric in the media, is quickly conquered by electronic countermeasures systems, which play an increasingly significant
By Joshua Huminski, Published by Breaking Defense, 7 November 2022 Once firmly stuck in the realm of science fiction, the idea of moon bases and manned missions to Mars is closer than ever before. In the op-ed below, national security expert Joshua Huminski says the US needs to turn its
By Alex Marquardt, Published by CNN, 7 November 2022 Washington CNN — Ukraine’s fears that its troops may lose access to Elon Musk’s crucial Starlink internet service deepened in the past week after 1,300 of the military’s satellite units went offline, according to two sources familiar with the outage. The small,
By Carlie Porterfield, Published by Forbes, 7 November 2022 Billionaire Richard Branson must face a lawsuit filed by Virgin Galactic shareholders who allege Branson hid issues with the space program and sold nine figures worth of stock at inflated prices, a federal judge ruled Monday, marking another hurdle for Branson’s
The Long March-5B rocket at the Wenchang launch site in China By Alex Wilkins, Published by New Scientist, 4 November 2022 On Monday, China launched its Long March-5B rocket to carry the final module to the Tiangong space station – now it has fallen back to Earth, but no one
