By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 15 August 2022 In addition to the satellites, the U.S. Army also transferred $78 million to the Space Force's budget to cover their costs. The U.S. Army transferred its satellite ground stations to the Space Force on Monday as the latest step in establishing
By David Dickenson, Published by Phys.org 15 August 2022 It's one of the stranger sights of the modern Space Age. Recently, we found ourselves under the relatively dark skies of southern Spain. Sure enough, within a few minutes, we caught sight of a chain of flashing "stars" winking in and
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The Eurasian Times, 13 August 2022 One of the most aspirational projects of the US Navy, the Zumwalt-class Destroyer, which has been marred with issues and cost overruns, is now set for a massive upgrade. The three destroyers of the class are set to be
By Tanmay Kadam, Published by Eurasian Times, 13 August 2022 The MQ-9 Reapers participated for the first time in the annual Valiant Shield Exercise this year, proving its agility and mission relevance to the US Indo-Pacific Command’s Joint Force by demonstrating various capabilities for the Reaper agile combat employment (RACE)
By Azriel Bermant, Published by Foreign Policy, 12 August 2022 In Europe and the Middle East, plans for missile defense are a mixed blessing. In June, Jordanian King Abdullah II caused a stir when he remarked that he would support the establishment of a NATO-like military alliance in the Middle
By Jen Judson, Published by DefenseNews, 12 August 2022 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Protecting the continental U.S. and Guam from missiles and hypersonic weapons are the top priorities for the Missile Defense Agency, Vice Adm. Jon Hill, the MDA director, said in an interview with Defense News. At the top of
By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 12 August 2022 Long-Range Discrimination Radar aims to distinguish hunter-killer satellites from space debris and live warheads from decoys The United States is wrapping up tests of its new Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) as part of a significant upgrade of its missile defense
By Chris Young, Published by Interesting Engineering, 11 August 2022 And cleaning up the resulting space debris would be like 'collecting bullets'. SpaceX's Starlink mega-constellation is growing at rocket speed. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the private space company expects "over 4,200 Starlink satellites in operation within 18 months", constituting
