Published by BBC News, 10 Novenber, 2022 An environmental assessment of plans to launch satellites into space from a site in Shetland has gone out for consultation Views have been sought on an environmental assessment of Shetland's planned SaxaVord spaceport A launch pad complex and tracking stations have been proposed
By Campbell MacDiarmid, Published by The Jerusalem Post, 10 November 2022 Hypersonic missiles can fly at least five times faster than the speed of sound and on a complex trajectory, which makes them difficult to intercept. Iran has built a hypersonic ballistic missile, the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted the
The DragonFire directed energy system is a 50 kilowatt laser developed in the UK. (Leonardo UK) By Andrew White, Published by Breaking Defense, 10 November 2022 Breaking Defense reviewed video of the laser disabling a quadcopter UAV, part of tests that show directed energy system could be “viable.” WILTSHIRE, England
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
